Safety and Efficacy of Thermal Ablation for Small Renal Masses in Solitary Kidney: Evidence from Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.

To evaluate comparative renal functional preservation, perioperative and oncologic outcomes, and complications of thermal ablation (TA) versus partial nephrectomy (PN) in management of Small renal masses (SRMs) in solitary kidney.Medline, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library were systemat...

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Main Authors: Quancheng Yang, Fanzheng Meng, Kai Li, Tong Wang, Qingyuan Nie, Zi Che, Min Liu, Yan Sun, Lin Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4484808?pdf=render