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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2020

Active surveillance and focal ablation for small renal masses: a better solution for comorbid patients.

Piotr Wośkowiak, Katarzyna Lewicka, Adrianna Bureta, Maciej Salagierski

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Piotr WośkowiakThe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland.
Katarzyna LewickaThe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland.
Adrianna BuretaThe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland.
Maciej SalagierskiThe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland.
University of Zielona Góra · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The natural history of small renal masses (SRM) is still not well understood and they are frequently incidentally diagnosed in elderly patients. Therefore, there is a need for less invasive options sparing the patient from the side-effects related to conventional surgical treatment. PubMed and Medline database search was performed to look for new findings on active surveillance and focal therapy for SRM. Sixty-one articles published between 2002 and 2018 were selected for the purpose of the review. There is growing evidence confirming the safety of active surveillance in patients at surgical risk and there appears to be a satisfactory intermediate-term outcome of focal treatment of SRM. In the group of elderly patients with a decreased life expectancy active surveillance appears to be the most appropriate approach. The future of minimally invasive therapy appears bright, especially with the improvement of new imaging modalities.

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ablationactive surveillancefocal therapykidneysmall renal mass

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PMID32864000
PMCPMC7444719
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