Ablation techniques for primary and metastatic liver tumors.

World J Hepatol

Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.

Published: January 2016

Ablative treatment methods have emerged as safe and effective therapies for patients with primary and secondary liver tumors who are not surgical candidates at the time of diagnosis. This article reviews the current literature and describes the techniques, complications and results for radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, cryoablation, and irreversible electroporation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v8.i3.191DOI Listing

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