Percutaneous thermal ablation for cT1 renal mass in solitary kidney: A multicenter trifecta comparative analysis versus robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.

Journal: European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in solitary kidney (SK) represents a challenging scenario. We sought to compare outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) versus percutaneous thermal ablation (PTA) in SK patients with renal tumors cT1.

Authors

  • Savio Domenico Pandolfo
    Division of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Davide Loizzo
    Division of Urology, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Alp T Beksac
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
  • Ithaar Derweesh
    Department of Urology, UC San Diego Health System, La Jolla, CA.
  • Antonio Celia
    San Bassiano Hospital , Bassano Del Grappa , Italy.
  • Lorenzo Bianchi
    1 Department of Urology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy .
  • Jeffrey Elbich
    Department of Radiology, Vascular Interventional Radiology, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, USA.
  • Giovanni Costa
    Department of Urology, San Bassano Hospital, Bassano Del Grappa, Italy.
  • Umberto Carbonara
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA; Department of Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Lucarelli
    Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation -Urology, Andrology, and Kidney Transplantation Unit, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.
  • Clara Cerrato
    Department of Urology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, University of Verona, Piazzale Stefani 1, 37126, Verona, Italy.
  • Margaret Meagher
    Department of Urology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Pasquale Ditonno
    Urology and Andrology Unit II, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
  • Lance J Hampton
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Giuseppe Basile
    Department of Urology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
  • Fernando J Kim
    Division of Urology, Denver Health, Denver, CO, USA.
  • Riccardo Schiavina
    1 Department of Urology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy .
  • Umberto Capitanio
    Unit of Urology, Division of Experimental Oncology, Urological Research Institute (URI), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
  • Jihad Kaouk
    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: kaoukj@ccf.org.
  • Riccardo Autorino
    Department of Urology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.