UP-094-c08 Transplant & specialist multiple
Renal vein and inferior vena cava tumour thrombectomy

Death or prolonged critical illness

This is a major multiorgan operation with a recognised risk of severe postoperative morbidity.

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01 Variation coverage

Which versions of the operation this applies to

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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
03 Same procedure

Other IVC tumour thrombectomy complication modules

intraoperative Massive haemorrhage multiple Tumour or bland-thrombus embolisation multiple Caval thrombosis, stenosis or lower-body oedema multiple Hepatic or cardiac injury and organ failure early Acute kidney injury multiple Neurological, coagulopathic or bypass-related event immediate Positive vascular margin or tumour spill
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