Life-Threatening Hematuria Requiring Transcatheter Embolization Following Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Journal Article · Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-004-0240-0· OSTI ID:21091203

Roach, H ^[1]; Whittlestone, T ^[2]

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1. Bristol Royal Infirmary, Department of Radiology (United Kingdom)
2. Bristol Royal Infirmary, Department of Urology (United Kingdom)

Radiofrequency ablation is increasingly being acknowledged as a valid treatment for renal cell carcinoma in patients in whom definitive curative resection is deemed either undesirable or unsafe. A number of published series have shown the technique to have encouraging results and relatively low complication rates. In this article, we report a case of delayed life-threatening hematuria requiring transcatheter embolization of a bleeding intrarenal artery in a patient who had undergone imaging-guided radiofrequency ablation of a 3 cm renal cell carcinoma. To our knowledge, such a complication has not been reported previously.

• OSTI ID: 21091203
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 29, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-004-0240-0; Copyright (c) 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.; www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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