Microwave ablation for colorectal liver metastases
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-8118.2014.09.021
- VernacularTitle:结直肠癌肝转移的微波消融治疗
- Author:
Wen LU
;
Panpan WU
;
Guojun QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colorectal liver metastases;
Microwave ablation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery
2014;20(9):694-696
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) are one of the main causes of death among the patients with colorectal cancer,yet most patients with CRLM are unable to get radical resection.Fortunately,thermal ablation can yield long-term survival efficacy in this population of CRLM patients.Currently,thermal ablation is the first-line treatment among other ablation technologies,including radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation (MWA).However,recent advancements in microwave ablation techniques increase consideration of this method in the treatment of CRLM,such as:reliable,fast,efficient and rarely affected by heat-sink effect.This article aims to review the mechanism,efficacy,complications of MWA in treating CRLM.
