What ' s known on the subject? and What does the study add? The natural history of renal angiomyolipomas (AML) shows increasing size and increasing risk of haemorrhage. For those patients undergoing treatment, extirpative surgery or renal angio-embolization has increased morbidity. Due to its haemostatic effect, radio-frequency ablation (RFA) may be used safely and effectively for the treatment of small ( < 4 cm), symptomatic renal AML.This study represents the largest case series reporting on RFA for renal AML.
This study was funded by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, Grant # 224598, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miami, FL, USA. R.W.K. and J.P.d.R.V. hold a patent for the treatment of inflammation after central nervous system injury using antibodies against inflammasome proteins. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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