Safety and efficacity of microwave ablation for colorectal metastases near a vascular vessel: short-terme result of a single institute.

B Background: b Microwave ablation(mwa) is gaining wide acceptance. B Results: b Surgery was performed by laparoscopy in 7 patients, by laparotomy in 13 patients and by thoracotomy in one case with CLM in segment VIII. Thirteen patients had associated mwa with minor liver resections, 4 patients had associated colorectal resections and only 4 patients had only mwa.Four patients were treated for local recurrence within a previous wedge resection or RFA. [Extracted from the article]