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HOW I DO IT

How I do it: percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

Igor Sorokin¹, Murthy Chamarthy², Jeffrey A. Cadeddu^1,2

1 Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2017, 24(1), 8679-8683.

Abstract

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation has seen increased utilization secondary to the rising incidence of renal cell carcinoma. This has been shown to be an effective and durable treatment especially in the elderly comorbid patient. In this article, we describe our technique and factors related to successful outcomes.

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