Percutaneous cryoablation versus robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for small renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective cost analysis at Japanese single-institution
For high- risk patients, PCA demonstrated a safer option with shorter hospitalization duration than those of RAPN. Although PCA was more cost-effective, its higher procedural cost and unfavorable income-expenditure balance require careful evaluation, especially for large tumors that require three or more needles.
Authors
- Takao Hiraki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3992-4043)
- Toshiharu Mitsuhashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9940-0570)
- Motoo Araki
- Toshihiro Iguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9467-0280)
- Koji Tomita
- Takahiro Kawabata
- Mayu Uka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-1961)
- Hideo Gobara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4594-0031)
- Tomoaki Yamanoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9821-9407)
- Kensuke Bekku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0002-1592)
- Noriyuki Umakoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8214-3387)
- Yusuke Matsui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3977-4313)
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
- Okayama University Hospital (JP)
- Okayama Psychiatric Medical Center (JP)
- Okayama Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-025-02783-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Renal cell carcinoma treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Okayama University