Pulmonary radiofrequency ablation in patients with a single lung: feasibility, efficacy, and tolerance.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and tolerance of pulmonary radiofrequency (RF) ablation for the treatment of lung tumors in patients with a single lung.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study from four institutions, with waiver of institutional review board approval and of informed consent. From July 2003 to March 2009, 15 single-lung patients (nine men and six women; mean age, 64 years; age range, 42-82 years) with one to three lung tumors underwent 16 sessions of RF ablation.