Raman Jay D, Jafri Syed M, Qi David
Jay D Raman, Syed M Jafri, David Qi, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, United States.
World J Nephrol. 2016 May 6;5(3):283-7. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v5.i3.283.
The diagnosis of small renal masses (SRMs) continues to increase likely attributable to widespread use of axial cross-sectional imaging. Many of these SRMs present in elderly patients with abnormal baseline renal function. Such patients are at risk for further decline following therapeutic intervention. Renal thermal ablation presents one approach for management of SRMs whereby tumors are treated in situ without need for global renal ischemia. These treatment characteristics contribute to favorable renal function outcomes following kidney tumor ablation particularly in patients with an anatomic or functional solitary renal unit.
小肾肿块(SRMs)的诊断数量持续增加,这可能归因于轴向横断面成像的广泛应用。这些SRMs中有许多出现在基线肾功能异常的老年患者中。此类患者在接受治疗干预后有肾功能进一步下降的风险。肾热消融是治疗SRMs的一种方法,通过这种方法可在原位治疗肿瘤,无需全身性肾缺血。这些治疗特点有助于肾肿瘤消融后获得良好的肾功能结果,尤其是对于具有解剖学或功能性孤立肾单位的患者。