Percutaneous Microwave Ablation Versus Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Stage I Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study Focusing Upon Long-Term Follow-Up of Oncologic Outcomes
David-Dimitris Chlorogiannis, Zisis Kratiras, Evgenia Efthymiou, Napoleon Moulavasilis, Nikolaos Kelekis, Michael Chrisofos, Konstantinos Stravodimos, Dimitris Filippiadis
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePropensity score matchingRenal cell carcinomaMicrowave ablationHazard ratioConfidence intervalNephrectomyProportional hazards modelPercutaneousSurgeryCohortStage (stratigraphy)Log-rank testRetrospective cohort studySurvival analysisSurvival rateUrologyRadiologyInternal medicineKidneyPaleontologyBiologyRenal cell carcinoma treatmentHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments