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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
[Percutaneous radiologic thermocoagulation treatment of liver, kidney and lung tumours]
L J M Kroft1, E van der Linden, W R Obermann
1Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Radiologie, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden. l.j.m.kroft@lumc.nl
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|July 14, 2005
Abstract:
Percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency ablation is mainly used for treatment of tumours in the skeleton, the liver, kidney and lung, in patients who are no (longer) candidates for surgical treatment. Sterile placement of the radiofrequency electrode, which is coupled to a radio-frequency generator, is image-guided. Heating causes cell-death. It has been shown in the literature that radiofrequency ablation is a safe and effective treatment method for local tumor control.
