COMPLICATIONS OF LASER THERMAL ABLATION (LTA) FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA: A MULTICENTRIC STUDY ON 520 ITALIAN PATIENTS
S Pretolani, V Arienti, C Pacella, B Caspani, F Magnolfi, G Francica, M Sponza, R Regine, A Salomone Megna, E Antico · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: LTA has been demonstrated a safe and effective image guided ablation technique for HCC only in small series and in selected centers. Aim of this multicentric study was to assess the incidence of LTA complications and associated risk factors in a large population of HCC. Methods and Materials: Retrospective observational study from march 1996 to march 2005 on consecutive HCC patients (9 centers of radiology, internal medicine, gastroenterology) with different experience in LTA and other ablation techniques. An internet based public registry for liver tumor treatments was setup on march 2004 with the coll…