UP-093-c05 Transplant & specialist early
Renal tumour ablation
Infection or abscess
Necrotic tissue and urinary communication can become infected.
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Interactive 3D The operation this complication belongs to: Renal tumour ablation Interactive percutaneous tumour ablation Open the 3D animation 01 Variation coverage
Which versions of the operation this applies to
All variants
The parent hub contains 4 recorded variations.
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02 Evidence
Sources
European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma
Partial and radical nephrectomy, approach selection and renal-tumour ablation.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedureUK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source03 Same procedure
Other Renal tumour ablation complication modules
multiple Perirenal bleeding or vascular injury multiple Collecting-system injury, urine leak or ureteric stricture multiple Bowel or adjacent-organ thermal injury multiple Pleural injury or pneumothorax late Residual viable tumour or local recurrence multiple Cold- or heat-specific skin and nerve injury
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