| Literature DB >> 29303406 |
Tian'an Jiang1,2, Guo Tian2,3, Haiwei Bao4, Fen Chen4, Zhuang Deng4, Ju Li4, Weilu Chai1.
Abstract
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) have been not only a diagnostic tool, but also available in interventional therapy, which often previously needed surgical approaches to achieve. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of EUS-guided Nd:YAG laser ablation in unresectable tumors of the caudate lobe and left liver. We discussed ten cases of the caudate lobe and left liver tumors underwent laser ablation with EUS guidance. And we also have reviewed previous publication of EUS-guided thermal ablation for liver tumors in several decade years. EUS-guided Nd:YAG laser ablation (LA) of these tumors were successfully completed in ten patients, who had favourable prognosis with no complications in two-month follow-up. Based on our early observations, this suggested that EUS-guided LA might be technically feasible in selected patients with tumors of the caudate lobe and left liver. However, the safety of this technique need to be further confirmed in the future and if possible larger, prospective trials.Entities:
Keywords: Ablation; endoscopic ultrasonography; intervention EUS; laser ablation; liver; tumor; ultrasonography
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29303406 PMCID： PMC5790394 DOI： 10.1080/15384047.2017.1414760
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Biol Ther ISSN： 1538-4047 Impact factor: 4.742