Percutaneous Ablation in the Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Show: UAB Med Cast
For some patients, kidney cancer can be effectively treated without surgery, according to the Society of Interventional Radiology’s first-ever position statement on the role of percutaneous ablation in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
Andrew Gunn MD discusses percutaneous ablation in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and the new quality improvement guidelines for the Society of Interventional Radiology on percutaneous renal ablation, which helps physicians evaluate their practices against national standards for safety and efficacy.
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