Appropriate choice of percutaneous or intraoperative radiofrequency ablation in treatment of liver cancer
- VernacularTitle:经皮与开腹射频治疗肝癌的合理选择
- Author:
Zhuying LI
;
Shiqiang SHEN
;
Xunchen ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Liver cancer;
Radiofrequency ablation
- From:
Journal of Clinical Surgery
2000;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate appropriate use of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) in treatment of liver cancer.Methods Fouty-one patients with hepatic cancer were entered into two trials. The liver tumors were treated with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) or intraoperative radiofrequency ablation (IRFA). All patients were followed up postoperatively to assess complications, treatment response, and local recurrence of tumor.Results PRFA and IRFA were performed on 32 tumors in 18 patients and 43 tumors in 23 patients, respectively. Treatment-related complications occurred in 6 of the 18 patients treated with PRFA (33.3%). In contrast, there was only 1 complication after IRFA (4.3%, P
