Affiliation:
1. Istituto di Clinica Urologica - Università degli Stud! - Trieste
Abstract
Sometimes NMR, CT, cavography and abdominal ultrasonography are not specific enough for the correct staging of cranial extension of caval thrombus in patients with renal adenocarcinoma. We recently performed intraoperative ultrasonography (IU) in 3 such patients with caval thrombus. IU is a useful tool for enabling the surgeon to assess the anatomo-clinical picture more precisely and sometimes to perform a less invasive operation.