[Radical nephrectomy for the kidney tumor with the thrombus invading vena cava inferior]

The results of treatment were analyzed in 92 patients with the kidney tumor in whom the thrombus invasion into vena cava inferior was revealed. Ultrasonographic scanning and magnetic resonance tomography were most informative methods in the diagnosis. The staging of the tumoral thrombus invasion was elaborated depending on which the surgical tactics was choosen. The procedure technique was depicted and the operations schemes were adduced. The vena cava thrombectomy performance is absolutely indicated in patients without metastases in lymph nodes and distant organs. The five-year survival index for this patients was 55-60%.