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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Adjuvant instant preoperative renal artery embolization facilitates the radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy in locally advanced renal cancer with venous thrombus: a retrospective study of 54 cases

Characteristic

RAE (n = 24)

Non-RAE (n = 30)

p value

Age (years)

59.0 ± 11.8

59.3 ± 8.9

0.9

Sex (n)

  

0.15

 Male

15 (62.5%)

24 (80%)

 

 Female

9 (37.5%)

6 (20%)

 

BMI kg/m2

23.1 ± 2.8

23.4 ± 3.3

0.74

Affected kidney (n)

 

0.76

 Right

13 (54.2%)

15 (50%)

 

 Left

11 (44.8%)

15 (50%)

 

Tumor size (cm)

11.1 ± 3.5

7.9 ± 2.7

0.001*

Clinical T stage (n)

 

0.91

 T3a

9 (37.5%)

10 (33.3%)

 

 T3b

13 (54.2%)

18 (60%)

 

 T3c

2 (8.3%)

2 (6.7%)

 

Thrombus level (Mayo)

 

0.83

 0

6 (25%)

8 (26.7%)

 

 I

9 (37.5)

7 (23.3%)

 

 II

6 (25%)

9 (30%)

 

 III

2 (8.3%)

4 (13.3%)

 

 IV

1 (4.2%)

2 (6.7%)

 

NYHA classification

 

0.56

 I

16 (66.7%)

16 (53.3%)

 

 II

7 (29.1%)

13 (43.3%)

 

 III

1 (4.2%)

1 (3.4%)

 

ASA score

  

0.81

 I

1 (4.2%)

1 (3.4%)

 

 II

8 (33.3%)

14 (46.6%)

 

 III

14 (58.3%)

14 (46.6%)

 

 IV

1 (4.2%)

1 (3.4%)

 
  1. I-RAE instant renal artery embolization, BMI body mass index
  2. *p < 0.05