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BACKGROUND AND AIM:Most patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal carcinoma are unsuitable for resection. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been applied to such lesions at laparotomy. This study aimed to evaluate the less invasive approach of percutaneous RFA. METHOD:Patients with unresectable liver metastases identified on cross-sectional imaging were considered for percutaneous RFA either alone or in combination with systemic chemotherapy. Subjects with >6 lesions or lesions of maximum size >70 mm were excluded. Percutaneous RFA was applied under sedation and radiological guidance (CT/US). Treatment effect was determined by follow-up imaging. Actuarial survival was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS:Thirty patients (21 males), median age 74.5 years (range 44-85 years), underwent percutaneous RFA to 56 lesions during 54 treatment sessions. The median size of lesion was 30 mm (range 8-70 mm). Fifteen lesions were treated more than once because of recurrence or incomplete ablation. The median ablation time per lesion was 12 min (range 4.5-36 min). Eleven patients had pre-procedural chemotherapy and 15 patients received chemotherapy after treatment. There was minimal associated morbidity (5.6% of treatments). Median hospital stay per treatment was 1 day (range 1-7). Median actuarial survival from the date of first percutaneous RFA was 22 months (95% CI 12.9-31.1 months). Eleven patients were alive at the time of data collection. CONCLUSION:Percutaneous RFA is a safe, well-tolerated intervention for unresectable hepatic metastases which can be repeated, if required. The technique may be associated with prolonged survival in this selected group of subjects. Future studies should consider the role of percutaneous RFA either in place of or as an adjunct to palliative chemotherapy.
journal_name
Dig Surgjournal_title
Digestive surgeryauthors
White TJ,Roy-Choudhury SH,Breen DJ,Cast J,Maraveyas A,Smyth EF,Hartley JE,Monson JRdoi
10.1159/000080886subject
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2004-01-01 00:00:00pages
314-20issue
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0253-4886issn
1421-9883pii
80886journal_volume
21pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000018776
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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