Surgical cryoablation as an option for small renal masses in patients who are not ideal partial nephrectomy candidates: intermediate-term outcomes

摘要

Objective:There has been increasing interest in surveillance and ablative techniques for small renal masses (SRM), given the increasing number being diagnosed at smaller sizes. Of the currently available ablative techniques, radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation have been the popular ones. We describe our intermediate-term outcomes with using cryoablation for SRM in patients who were not ideal candidates for partial nephrectomy.