Tempofilter II for tumor emboli prevention during radical nephrectomy and inferior vena cava thrombus resection for renal cell carcinoma

Intraoperative transesophageal sonograph

Intraoperative transesophageal sonographic monitoring of tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava during radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy for renal cell carcinoma

✍ Yoshihiko Tomita; Shigenori Kurumada; Kota Takahashi; Hajime Ohzeki 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 202 KB

## Abstract We report the case of a 58‐year‐old woman with renal cell carcinoma in whom real‐time transesophageal sonographic monitoring of the tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava provided dynamic information, allowing us to determine the appropriate operative procedure to use. Observation of