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Image-Guided Ablation of Renal Tumours

Image-Guided Ablation of Renal Tumours - Post-surgery care

After the ablation, a small dressing will be applied over the needle puncture site.  You will be monitored overnight in the ward, and may be discharged in 1-2 days if you remain well.  

You may experience loin pain/ ache, discomfort and/or bruising, which should resolve in a few days.  You will be able to eat and drink after recovering from anaesthetic effect and as tolerated.  Most patients can resume normal daily activities within a few days.  

Medical attention should be sought if you have persistent abdominal pain, distension, giddiness and/or haematuria.  An outpatient appointment will be given to you to be reviewed in the Interventional Radiology clinic.  A CT scan is usually performed in about 3 months to assess the adequacy of the ablation.

Renal Ablation
A Chinese man in his 70s with an incidental 2.3cm left renal cell carcinoma detected on CT (arrows).  He underwent renal ablation as he was not an ideal surgical candidate. 

Renal Ablation
Under US visualisation, the ablation needle is advanced into the renal lesion (arrow). 

Image-Guided Ablation of Renal Tumours - Other Information

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