How do you choose between initiating long-term therapy with mTOR inhibitors versus opting for interventional treatments such as embolization or surgery in a patient with tuberous sclerosis, experiencing flank pain, and with renal angiomyolipomas larger than 4 cm?
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Nephrology · Rush Medical College
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I have very limited experience, but mTOR has been a game changer for my (2) TS patients.
Why would you wait for bleeding, pain, and embolization if you can prevent it?
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Nephrology · University of Washington Medical Center
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This will be a useful article:
I have a young patient with TS, and her rAML >4 cm has been stable ever since starting everolimus.
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