Sparchez, Zeno; Mocan, Tudor; Radu, Pompilia; Nenu, Iuliana; Comsa, Mihai; Hajjar, Nadim Al; Mois, Emil; Bartos, Adrian; Kacso, Gabriel; Sparchez, Mihaela (2020). Microwave ablation in the treatment of liver tumors. A better tool or simply more power? Medical ultrasonography, 22(4), pp. 451-460. Medical Publishing House of the "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 10.11152/mu-2556
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It has been a long time since tumor ablation was first tested in patients with liver cancer, especially hepatocellular carcinoma. Since than it has become a first line treatment modality for hepatocellular carcinoma. Over the years, the indications of thermal ablation have expanded to colorectal cancer liver metastases and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma as well. Together with the new indication for ablation, new ablation devices have been developed as well. Among them microwave ablation shows potential in replacing radiofrequency ablation as the preferred method of thermal ablation in liver cancer. The debate whether radiofrequency or microwave ablation should be the preferred method of treatment in patients with liver cancer remains open. The main purpose of this review is to offer some answers to the question: Microwave ablation in liver tumors: a better tool or simply more power? Various clinical scenarios will be analyzed including small, medium, and intermediate size hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer liver metastases and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Furthermore, the advantages, limitations, and technical considerations of MWA treatment will be provided also.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Hepatologie 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > DBMR Forschung Mu35 > Forschungsgruppe Hepatologie |
UniBE Contributor: |
Radu, Iuliana Pompilia |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1844-4172 |
Publisher: |
Medical Publishing House of the "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Rahel Fuhrer |
Date Deposited: |
16 Dec 2020 15:20 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:42 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.11152/mu-2556 |
PubMed ID: |
32905567 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.148432 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/148432 |
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