Renoduodenal fistula after renal tumor ablation with radiofrequency

Date
2006-10-01Author
Arruda, Homero O. de
Goldman, Suzan
Andreoni, Cassio
Maia, Ronaldo S.
Szejnfeld, Jacob
Ortiz, Valdemar
Type
ArtigoISSN
1530-4515Is part of
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous TechniquesDOI
10.1097/01.sle.0000213737.77654.e6Metadata
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Purpose: To report a renoduodenal fistula after renal tumor ablation with radiofrequency (RFA).Methods: A 1-inch right anterior renal cell carcinoma was subjected to percutaneous RFA under sedation. We used a 14-gauge probe guided by ultrasonographic images in real time.Results: On the fifth day the computerized tomography with double contrasts showed a fistula between the pelvis and the duodenum.Conclusions: A major concern regarding this approach relates to the anterior renal tumor and the guided images during the procedure. To our knowledge, there has never been any report of renoduodenal fistula after RFA.
Citation
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 16, n. 5, p. 342-343, 2006.Keywords
radiofrequencykidney cancer
renal tumor ablation
renal cell carcinoma
fistula and renoduodenal fistula
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