Why the study?
Does radical nephrectomy with en bloc removal of thrombus improve survival in patients with renal carcinoma extending into the inferior vena cava?
Population
10 patients with renal carcinoma with extension into the inferior vena cava but without evidence of…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean survival of 22 months for survivors
Authors
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May support radical resection in select non-metastatic cases; leaves open survival benefit versus alternatives.
Does radical nephrectomy with en bloc removal of thrombus improve survival in patients with renal carcinoma extending into the inferior vena cava?
Radical surgery with en bloc thrombus removal is a viable management strategy for renal carcinoma extending into the inferior vena cava in the absence of metastatic disease.
O’Donohoe et al. (1987) studied this question.
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