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Avoiding Complications in Bone and Soft Tissue Ablation.

A Nicholas Kurup¹, Grant D Schmit², Jonathan M Morris²

¹Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. kurup.anil@mayo.edu.

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|November 10, 2016

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Minimizing complications during percutaneous ablation of bone and soft tissue tumors involves careful applicator placement and monitoring. Techniques like thermoprotection and cementoplasty help prevent neural, skin, bowel, or fracture injuries.

Keywords:

Ablation Bone tumors Cryoablation Musculoskeletal Radiofrequency ablation

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Interventional Radiology
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Musculoskeletal Imaging

Background:

Percutaneous ablation of bone and soft tissue tumors shares risks with visceral tumor ablation, primarily collateral damage to adjacent vital structures.
Specific risks include neural or skin injury, bowel injury, fracture, and gas embolism, particularly with large volume tumors.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline techniques interventional radiologists can employ to minimize complications during percutaneous ablation of musculoskeletal tumors.
To highlight methods for depicting, displacing, or monitoring critical structures during tumor ablation.

Main Methods:

Active thermoprotection measures: precise applicator placement and displacement techniques.
Passive thermoprotection measures: direct temperature, radiographic, or neurophysiologic monitoring.
Consideration of cementoplasty for skeletal sites at risk of fracture.

Main Results:

Careful applicator placement in bone is crucial to avoid injury.
Monitoring patients with large volume tumors for renal dysfunction and hydration is recommended.
Various monitoring and protective techniques can significantly reduce complication risks.

Conclusions:

Interventional radiologists can effectively minimize percutaneous ablation complications in bone and soft tissue tumors through strategic planning and monitoring.
Employing a combination of active and passive protective measures is key to patient safety.
Tailoring techniques to tumor size and location, including cementoplasty, improves outcomes.