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Review Article

Needle tract seeding after percutaneous cryoablation of small renal masses; a case series and literature review

Michele RizzoDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy;
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Paolo CabasDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Nicola PavanDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy;
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Paolo UmariDivision of Urology, Maggiore della Carita’ Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy;
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Enrica VerzottiDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy;
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Matteo BoltriDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy;
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Fulvio StaculDepartment of Radiology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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Michele BertolottoDepartment of Radiology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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Giovanni LiguoriDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy;
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Carlo TrombettaDepartment of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy;
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Pages 122-127 | Received 29 Oct 2019, Accepted 24 Feb 2020, Published online: 10 Mar 2020

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