What is reexamination after kidney cancer operation

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After my treatment of renal cancer, a kidney has been removed, and now it has slightly improved. Let's briefly introduce when to follow up after renal cancer surgery, so that patients can have a better understanding.

What is reexamination after kidney cancer operation

First: about one week after the operation, we mainly asked about the general situation after discharge; checked the wound healing; informed the postoperative pathological results and prognosis; discussed further adjuvant treatment; for patients with medical insurance, we need to do serious illness medical insurance; if the wound is dry and there is no special discomfort during this follow-up, we can see a doctor on behalf of his family.

Second: 4-6 weeks after the operation, mainly to evaluate the renal function, the recovery after blood loss and whether there are surgical complications. The patients who underwent partial nephrectomy underwent renal CT scan 4 ~ 6 weeks after operation to understand the morphological changes of the kidney, so as to make a comparison for future reexamination.

The third is the long-term follow-up plan, that is, patients with early renal cancer (T1-T2): every 3-6 months for 3 consecutive years, and then every year; patients with advanced renal cancer (T3-T4): every 3 months for 2 consecutive years, every 6 months for 3 consecutive years, and then every year.

matters needing attention

Patients with renal cell carcinoma must be reviewed regularly after operation. On the one hand, it is for the follow-up of renal tumor, and its main purpose is to check whether there is recurrence, metastasis and new tumor; on the other hand, it is for the protection and inspection of postoperative renal function. Since most patients with renal cell carcinoma have only one kidney after operation, they should pay more attention to this kidney, and problems can be found and treated in time.