Partial nephrectomy versus ablative techniques for small renal masses: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Johannes UhligArne StraussGerta RückerAli Seif Amir HosseiniJoachim LotzLutz TrojanHyun S KimAnnemarie UhligPublished in: European radiology (2018)
• Patients selected for ablation of small renal masses are older and have more comorbidities compared with those undergoing partial nephrectomy. • Partial nephrectomy yields lower all-cause mortality, which is probably biased by patient selection and does not translate into prolonged cancer-free survival. • The decline of renal function is smallest after radiofrequency ablation for small renal masses.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- free survival
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- prognostic factors
- papillary thyroid
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell