Microwave tumors ablation: Principles, clinical applications and review of preliminary experiences

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• 作者：Gianpaolo Carrafiello ; Domenico Laganà ; Monica Mangini ; Federico Fontana ; Gianlorenzo Dionigi ; Luigi Boni ; Francesca Rovera ; Salvatore Cuffari ; Carlo Fugazzola
• 关键词：Microwave ; Tumors ; Ablation
• 刊名：International Journal of Surgery
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：6
• 期：Supplement 1
• 页码：S65-S69
• 全文大小：515 K

文摘

Local ablative techniques have been developed to enable local control of unresectable tumors. Ablation has been performed with several modalities including ethanol ablation, laser ablation, cryoablation, and radiofrequency ablation. Microwave technology is a new thermal ablation technique for different types of tumors, providing all the benefits of radiofrequency and substantial advantages. Microwave ablation has been applied to liver, lung, kidney and more rarely to bone, pancreas and adrenal glands.

Preliminary works show that microwave ablation may be a viable alternative to other ablation techniques in selected patients. However further studies are necessary to confirm short- and long-term effectiveness of the methods and to compare it with other ablative techniques, especially RF.