Analysis of the effect of renal excretory system cooling during thermal radiofrequency ablation in an animal model

Objective: Analysis of renal excretory system integrity and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation with and without irrigation with saline at 2 o C (SF2). Materials and Methods: The median third of sixteen kidneys were submitted to radiofrequency (exposition of 1 cm) controlled by intra-surgical ultr...

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Main Authors: Andre Meireles, Khaled Ahmed Taha Neto, Lisias Nogueira Castilho, Giuseppe D Ippolito, Leonardo Oliveira Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2014-01-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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