[Enucleation of renal cell carcinoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease using a microwave tissue coagulator]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2004 Feb;50(2):91-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient was a 37-year-old man who had undergone left nephrectomy under the diagnosis of left renal cell carcinoma associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease 4 years ago. Computed tomography (CT) revealed 3 individual tumors 20 mm, 13 mm and 9 mm in maximum diameter in the right kidney. All three renal tumors were enucleated with a microwave tissue coagulator (MTC) without renal pedicle clamping. There were no major complications related to nephron-sparing surgery such as postoperative bleeding, persistent urine leakage and deterioration of renal function. Our findings suggest that renal tumors with VHL disease can be enucleated using a MTC safely and successfully without damaging renal function.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / surgery*
  • Electrocoagulation / instrumentation
  • Electrocoagulation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Microwaves / therapeutic use*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • von Hippel-Lindau Disease / complications*