Laparoscopic cryoablation for small renal masses: Oncological outcomes at 5-year follow-up.

: To evaluate the oncological outcome at 5-year follow-up after laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA) for small renal masses (SRMs), as there is an increasing interest in ablative therapy for cT1a renal tumours due to the rising incidence of SRMs, the trend towards minimally invasive nephron-sparing treatments, and the ageing population. : Between 2004 and 2015, 233 consecutive LCA were performed in 219 patients for SRMs at two referral centres. We only included those patients with ≥5 years of follow-up ( = 165) in a prospectively maintained database.