Partial nephrectomy · Technique · D74

Deeper than the scan

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

Partial nephrectomyTechnique · Core

The scenario

  • Partial nephrectomy for what the CT showed as an exophytic tumour.
What you see
  • Intra-operative ultrasound over the tumour shows a component extending into the parenchyma, deeper than the exophytic part suggested.
Plate from the linked animation. Schematic to come: ultrasound of an endophytic component under an exophytic tumour
Schematic to come: ultrasound of an endophytic component under an exophytic tumourSchematic pending
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions