Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Page 592, March 2005

Neuromuscular complications after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal tumors

  • Sam B. Bhayani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Sam Bhayani, M.D., Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8242, St. Louis, MO 63110
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  • Mohamad E. Allaf

      Affiliations

    • James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Li-Ming Su

      Affiliations

    • James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Stephen B. Solomon

      Affiliations

    • Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Received 2 July 2004; accepted 22 September 2004.

Abstract 

Neuromuscular complications after percutaneous renal tumor ablation have not been previously reported. In a series of 48 patients undergoing percutaneous ablation, 3 of our patients had neuromuscular complications. One patient developed permanent flank laxity and two had transient paresthesias. Neuromuscular complications are uncommon, but may occur with percutaneous renal ablative surgery.

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PII: S0090-4295(04)01119-7

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2004.09.053

Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Page 592, March 2005

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