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What are the kidneys?
• What is kidney cancer?
• Signs and symptoms associated with kidney cancer
• How is kidney cancer detected?
• How is the diagnosis of kidney cancer made?
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How is renal cell carcinoma staged? • How is renal cell carcinoma treated? • Entire vs partial kidney removal • What is laparoscopic surgery? • What is robot assisted surgery? • What are the benefits of robot assisted partial nephrectomy? • What is renal cryotherapy? • What can I expect after robot assisted partial or radical nephrectomy?
What is renal cryotherapy?
Renal cryotherapy involves freezing the tumor to destroy cancerous cells. Typically the tumor is not removed. The benefit of crotherapy is the there is less risk of blood loss since the kidney is not incised.
The technique involves placing probes into the tumor either with the aid of laparoscopy or under CT guidance. The probes transfer gases into the tumor which freeze the cancer to below 100 degrees celsius essentially destroying them. The procedure is planned so that freezing of normal kidney tissue is minimized. The advantages of cryotherapy include quicker recovery and less bleeding. Disadvantages include a higher chance of cancer recurrnece than with standard surgical approaches.
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