Journal article
Laparoscopic Management of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma With Renal Vein and Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report the results and oncological efficacy of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) in patients with renal cell carcinoma with renal vein and inferior vena cava thrombus.
METHODS: We performed retrospective record review of 41 patients who underwent LRN along with venous thrombectomy at 2 Canadian centers from 2002 to 2012 by dedicated laparoscopic surgeons.
Authors
Bansal RK; Tu HYV; Drachenberg D; Shayegan B; Matsumoto E; Whelan JP; Kapoor A
Journal
Urology, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 812–817
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.urology.2013.09.060
ISSN
0090-4295