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New indications for renal infarction

J A Jacobs, E J Ring, A J Wein

    The Journal of Urology
    |February 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Renal infarction effectively stopped massive bleeding in two patients with kidney cancer. It also resolved high calcium levels in another patient with metastatic kidney cancer, offering a new treatment option.

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    Area of Science:

    • Urology
    • Interventional Radiology
    • Nephrology

    Background:

    • Transitional cell carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma are significant kidney cancers.
    • Massive hematuria and malignant hypercalcemia are severe complications of advanced kidney cancer.
    • Conventional treatments may have limitations for these advanced complications.

    Observation:

    • Two patients with stage D transitional cell carcinoma experienced recurrent, massive hematuria.
    • One patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma presented with malignant hypercalcemia.
    • Both conditions were managed with angiographic renal infarction.

    Findings:

    • Angiographic renal infarction led to prompt cessation of massive hematuria in both patients with transitional cell carcinoma.

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  • Renal infarction resulted in normalization of serum calcium levels in the patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and hypercalcemia.
  • The procedure demonstrated a rapid and effective response in resolving these critical complications.

    • Implications:

    • Angiographic renal infarction presents a viable and effective alternative to traditional therapies for managing massive hematuria in advanced kidney cancer.
    • This interventional technique offers a potential solution for malignant hypercalcemia associated with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
    • Renal infarction may represent a valuable minimally invasive approach in the palliative care of advanced renal malignancies.