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RETROGRADE RENAL COOLING DURING RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION TO PROTECT FROM RENAL COLLECTING SYSTEM INJURY

Abstract

PURPOSE: We evaluated the protective effect of continuous retrograde irrigation of ice-cold saline on the renal collecting system during central parenchymal temperature based radio frequency ablation (RFA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 10 domestic pigs bilateral, centrally located renal parenchymal RFA lesions (intended 2 cm in diameter) were created that intentionally involved the collecting system. RFA probe placement was guided by fluoroscopy …

Authors

MARGULIS V; MATSUMOTO ED; TAYLOR G; SHAFFER S; KABBANI W; CADEDDU JA

Journal

Journal of Urology, Vol. 174, No. 1, pp. 350–352

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

7 2005

DOI

10.1097/01.ju.0000161596.71457.1b

ISSN

0021-0005