Pleural complications in patients with renal cell carcinoma undergoing percutaneous cryoablation: A retrospective analysis of its incidence and risk factors.

Rationale: Observations from our clinical practice indicate a notable occurrence of pleural complications post-percutaneous renal cryoablation (PRC).

Objective: To identify the incidence of pleural complications following PRC and potential risk factors associated with post-procedural pleural complications.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort analysis of patients undergoing PRC at two tertiary hospital systems between 2016 and 2022.

A 74-Year-Old Man With Dyspnea.

A 74-year-old man presented to the ED with progressive dyspnea, orthopnea, and bilateral leg swelling for 2 months. He denied cough, hemoptysis, fever, night sweats, or weight loss. He had history of COPD and chronic atrial fibrillation.

A 61-Year-Old Man With Shortness of Breath and Eye Swelling.

A 61-year-old man presented to the pulmonary clinic with symptoms of dyspnea and productive cough for the last 6 months. Within the last 2 months, he started noticing bulging of his eyes associated with blurry vision. He denied hemoptysis, fever, night sweats, weight loss, skin rash, and dry eyes or mouth.

Diagnosis of non-expandable lung using thoracic ultrasound.

Non-expandable lung (NEL) commonly occurs secondary to chronic pleural processes, including pleural effusions, endobronchial obstruction, atelectasis, or chronic pleural inflammatory processes. Patients with NEL frequently undergo unnecessary procedures (e.g.