| Literature DB >> 11950826 |
E A Dick1, S D Taylor-Robinson, H C Thomas, W M W Gedroyc.
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.Entities:
Mesh:
Year: 2002 PMID: 11950826 PMCID: PMC1773197 DOI: 10.1136/gut.50.5.733
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059