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[Radiofrequency thermal ablation of liver tumors].
- Source :
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Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) [Presse Med] 2007 Jul-Aug; Vol. 36 (7-8), pp. 1127-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jan 17. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The basic principle of radiofrequency ablation is that the deposit of electromagnetic energy in a tumor causes heat ("cooks the tumor") and thereby destroys it. In the liver, this ablation may be performed percutaneously (by needles) or surgically (laparotomy, laparoscopy). Guidance by an imaging technique is necessary: ultrasound, CT or magnetic resonance imaging. The principal hepatic indications are hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic metastases smaller than <5 cm. There is no associated mortality and only slight morbidity, due principally to hemorrhage, infection or stenosis of the bile ducts. Results show a 5-year survival rate of 40% for hepatocellular carcinoma and 22% for metastases.
- Subjects :
- Catheter Ablation adverse effects
Contraindications
Embolization, Therapeutic
Humans
Liver Neoplasms diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms epidemiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional adverse effects
Morbidity
Patient Selection
Radiography, Interventional adverse effects
Survival Rate
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional adverse effects
Catheter Ablation methods
Liver Neoplasms surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional methods
Radiography, Interventional methods
Ultrasonography, Interventional methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 0755-4982
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 7-8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17603921
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lpm.2006.12.008