Abstract:

Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is a minimally invasive method. Application of RF ablation allowed to expand indications for more radical treatment of kidney tumors in patients, whom traditional nephrectomy or kidney resection are impossible, due to extremely adverse somatic status

Efficiency and safety of RF ablation are significantly increased if preceded in combination with superselective occlusion of blood vessels, supplying the tumor. We possess the experience of application of superselective embolization in combination with RF ablation of two patients with kidney tumors. In both cases a good result of combined treatment has been observed.

This combination (superselective embolization + RF ablation) can be an alternative to open operation on kidney in number of patients, expanding the arsenal of modern minimally invasive kidney tumor's treatment methods. 

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