Computerized tomography as a guide method in the ablation of renal mass: A literature review

Abstract

The number of diagnoses of renal carcinoma is still increasing in its early stages due to the new technologies used in imaging studies, which often detect these small masses in asymptomatic patients. Currently, the available therapies most commonly used for treatment are: chemotherapy, radiotherapy and radical or partial nephrectomy. In this context, the increasing use of ablative therapy, in its different methods such as Radiofrequency Ablation Technique and Cryoablation Technique, brings an increase in the perspective and quality of life of patients affected by this disease. The main objective of this study was to identify scientific articles published in journals indexed to Scielo and Pubmed, from 2010 to 2019, which present the ablative techniques and their means of applicability for the treatment of renal carcinoma. Exploratory descriptive type, with qualitative approach, this bibliographic research demonstrates and characterizes. The study reports knowledge about the disease and describes the new techniques used in ablative therapy for renal carcinoma that can be guided by imaging methods such as computed tomography. Thus the study was subdivided into topics such as: ablative therapies, radiofrequency or radioablation and cryotherapy or cryoablation.