Ablative Therapy for Liver Tumours

Overview

Journal Gut

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2002 Apr 16

PMID 11950826

Citations 16

Authors

E A Dick

S D Taylor-Robinson

H C Thomas

W M W Gedroyc

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Abstract

Established ablative therapies for the treatment of primary and secondary liver tumours, including percutaneous ethanol injection, cryotherapy, and radiofrequency ablation, are discussed. Newer techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging guided laser interstitial thermal therapy of liver tumours has produced a median survival rate of 40.8 months after treatment. The merits of this newly emerging technique are discussed, together with future developments, such as focused ultrasound therapy, which holds the promise of non-invasive thermoablation treatment on an outpatient basis.

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