Why the study?
Does extracorporeal circulation with radical nephrectomy and vena caval filter insertion improve outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma and supradiaphragmatic vena caval tumor extension?
Population
4 patients, mean age 56 years, with clear cell renal carcinomas and supradiaphragmatic vena caval tumor…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
up to 44 months
Authors
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High perioperative mortality limits enthusiasm; hypothesis-generating for feasibility in highly selected cases.
Does extracorporeal circulation with radical nephrectomy and vena caval filter insertion improve outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinoma and supradiaphragmatic vena caval tumor extension?
In a small case series, extracorporeal circulation combined with radical nephrectomy and vena caval filter insertion allowed for complete tumor resection in patients with renal cell carcinoma and supradiaphragmatic vena caval extension.
Klein et al. (1984) studied this question.
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