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Laparoscopic Left Hemihepatectomy Combined with Caudate Lobe Resection
Published on: April 11, 2025
EUS dating with laser ablation against the caudate lobe or left liver tumors: a win-win proposition?
Tian'an Jiang1,2, Guo Tian2,3, Haiwei Bao4
1a Department of Ultrasound Medicine , The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China.
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.
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