Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Pankaj Gupta, Muniraju Maralakunte, Praveen Kumar-M, Karamvir Chandel, Sreedhara B. Chaluvashetty, Harish Bhujade, Naveen Kalra, Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Summary: The study compared the overall survival and local recurrence following radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and cryoablation for very early and early hepatocellular carcinoma. The results showed that these three methods are equally effective for locoregional treatment of very early and early HCC, and age and tumor size did not influence the treatment effect.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shaghayegh Khanmohammadi, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Shahram Akhlaghpoor
Summary: This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of percutaneous cryoablation in all types of liver metastases. It found that cryoablation is an effective procedure for the treatment of liver metastases, especially in cases that are poor candidates for liver resection. It can significantly improve quality of life and has a lower rate of local recurrence.
Review
Surgery
Gang Yang, Guan Wang, Ji Sun, Yongfu Xiong, Weinan Li, Tao Tang, Jingdong Li
Summary: Although hepatic resection is the standard treatment for colorectal cancer liver metastases patients, radiofrequency ablation may serve as an alternative for elderly or vulnerable patients. The study showed that patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation had higher recurrence rates and poorer long-term survival outcomes compared to hepatic resection. Factors such as tumor size, multiple tumors, age, primary node positivity, and metachronous metastasis were found to independently influence survival.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Timothy McClure, Austin Lansing, Nicole Ferko, George Wright, Sudip K. Ghosh, Sajjad Raza, Iftekhar Kalsekar, Kerise Clarke, Adam Talenfeld
Summary: Microwave ablation (MWA) provides significantly improved 1-year local tumor recurrence (LTR) and ablation time compared with cryoablation for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Other outcomes appeared similar or favorable for MWA, but the results were not statistically significant. MWA of primary RCC is as safe and effective as cryoablation, which should be confirmed with future comparative studies.
Article
Oncology
Hongjin Shi, Jinze Li, Zhinan Fan, Jing Yang, Shi Fu, Haifeng Wang, Jiansong Wang, Jinsong Zhang
Summary: The study compared the effectiveness and security of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation (CA) for T1 renal tumors. The analysis showed that CA may be associated with lower local recurrence rates, but there were no significant differences in terms of primary technique efficacy rate, 5-year survival rate, changes in serum creatinine, and complication rate between the two groups.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Savio D. Pandolfo, Umberto Carbonara, Alp T. Beksac, Ithaar Derweesh, Antonio Celia, Riccardo Schiavina, Jeffrey Elbich, Giuseppe Basile, Lance J. Hampton, Clara Cerrato, Giovanni Costa, Lorenzo Bianchi, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Vincenzo Mirone, Ciro Imbimbo, Fernando J. Kim, Francesco del Giudice, Umberto Capitanio, Jihad Kaouk, Riccardo Autorino
Summary: Based on a retrospective study, microwave ablation (MWA) appears to be a safe and effective treatment option for small renal masses. Compared to cryoablation (CRYO) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), MWA shows lower complication rates, shorter operation time, and similar surgical and functional outcomes.
MINERVA UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Joslin R. Musick, Prejesh Philips, Charles R. Scoggins, Michael E. Egger, Kelly M. McMasters, Robert CG. Martin II
Summary: This study compared laparoscopic microwave ablation with percutaneous microwave ablation in terms of efficacy and recurrence-free survival outcomes in patients with hepatic malignancies. The results showed that the laparoscopic group had lower rates of local recurrence and same-lobe recurrence, as well as longer median recurrence-free survival. Additionally, the laparoscopic group had lower complications.
Review
Surgery
Seong Wook Shin, Keun Soo Ahn, Sang Woo Kim, Tae-Seok Kim, Yong Hoon Kim, Koo Jeong Kang
Summary: This study found that liver resection (LR) is more effective than local ablation therapies (such as RFA, MWA, and RFA plus TACE) in treating HCC within the Milan criteria. Specifically, LR has better 5-year recurrence-free survival and lower local recurrence rates compared to local ablation therapies.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Thomas Le Corroller, Thomas Vives, Jean-Camille Mattei, Vanessa Pauly, Daphne Guenoun, Alexandre Rochwerger, Pierre Champsaur
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed 50 patients who underwent CT-guided cryoablation for osteoid osteoma treatment, showing that this approach was safe, effective, and durable, with a high clinical success rate of 96%. The majority of patients could undergo the treatment without general anesthesia, and the pain relief was significant both in the short and long term follow-up.
Article
Oncology
Sooyeon Kim, Jungsue Lee, Chai Hong Rim
Summary: This meta-analysis investigates the benefits of local treatment for oligometastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and finds that it significantly improves survival rates and outcomes.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Elena Serrano, Federico Zarco, Anne E. Gill, C. Matthew Hawkins, Napoleon Macias, Emilio J. Inarejos Clemente, Ferran Torner, Ignasi Barber, Daniel Corominas, Enrique Ladera Gonzalez, Antonio Lopez-Rueda, Fernando M. Gomez
Summary: Percutaneous cryoablation is potentially safe and effective for treating chondroblastoma and osteoblastoma in children and adolescents, with technical and clinical success achieved in all patients, and no evidence of recurrence on imaging follow-up for at least 6 months.
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
(2021)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Roberto Castellana, Massimiliano Natrella, Gianluca Fanelli, Valentina Lancellotta, Patrizia Cornacchione, Marco Castellana, Dimitrios Filippiadis, Luca Tagliaferri, Roberto Iezzi
Summary: This study assessed the effectiveness and safety of microwave ablation (MWA) compared to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation (CA) for the treatment of primary renal tumors. The results showed that MWA had fewer local recurrences and overall complications than RFA and CA, and it was as effective as RFA and CA in treating T1a renal tumors.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Surgery
Brooke Barrow, Robert C. G. Martin
Summary: Microwave ablation (MWA) is commonly used for the treatment of hepatic malignancies. Different pathologies and MWA devices have shown high technical success and ablation success rates, with low major complication rates. Local recurrence is common, while new recurrence is less frequently reported. Data on disease progression and recurrence-free survival rates are inconsistent.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xinyuan Zhang, Yujing Xin, Yi Chen, Xiang Zhou
Summary: This meta-analysis evaluates the prognostic role of albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio (AAPR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Data from 12 cohorts totaling 2634 patients were analyzed, and the results demonstrate that lower AAPR predicts inferior overall survival and recurrence-free survival rates. Despite some heterogeneity and publication bias, subgroup and sensitivity analyses confirm the association between AAPR and survival outcomes. These findings suggest that AAPR holds promise as a prognostic indicator for HCC.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Gun Ha Kim, Pyeong Hwa Kim, Jin Hyoung Kim, Pyo-Nyun Kim, Hyung Jin Won, Yong Moon Shin, Sang Hyun Choi
Summary: Thermal ablation for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma demonstrates high technical efficacy and low incidence of complications, particularly effective for single tumors smaller than 3 cm in diameter.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)