Surgical management and outcomes of renal tumors with inferior vena cava extension among children: a single center retrospective study from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess management and determine outcomes of renal tumors with inferior vena cava (IVC) and intracardiac (IC) extension in a tertiary care center in Pakistan.

Methods

A retrospective chart review was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. All patients from 1 to 18 years of age with renal tumors with intravascular extensions, surgically managed from January 1988 till June 2016, were included. Data was extracted by reviewing medical records, and the tumor details, treatment and outcomes were analyzed.

Results

A total of 18 patients out of the total 61 patients with renal tumors, presented with IVC and/or IC extension, with the majority involving the right kidney. Mean age was 5.9 (SD:4.9) and a female prep

SUBMITTER: Halepota HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11465680 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature