[Role of arterial embolization in bilateral kidney cancer].

From 1995 to 2006 we performed embolisation in 9 patients with bilateral kidney cancer. Embolization of kidney with smallest cancer was done at the first stage with subsequent embolisation of tumor in the contralateral kidney. Technically all procedures were successful and were performed without complications.

[Arterial embolization as palliation for inoperable renal carcinoma].

Embolization of the renal artery was performed as a palliative measure in 93 inoperable patients at the Center's Clinic in 1991-2000. Radio-endovascular intervention was indicated in cases of bleeding (19, 20.5%), case-history macrohematuria with high risk of relapse (54, 58%) and drug-controlled pain (20, 21.