The Role of Pathology in Small Renal Mass Laparoscopic Cryoablation

Table 1

Patient and tumor characteristics.

Patients (𝑛)
Male	55
Female	24
Patient age (yr) (range)	65,9 (36–83)
Mean (SD yr)	68 (10.6)
Kidney (𝑛)
Right	46
Left	35
Indications (𝑛)
Solitary kidney	7
Tumor recurrence	1
2nd tumor ipsilateral kidney	1
Other	72
Tumors (𝑛)	78
Tumor size (mm) (range)	30,6 (15–50)
Mean (SD mm)	30 (7.6)
LCA approach (𝑛)
Retroperitoneal	46
Transperitoneal	35
Conversion	3