Microwave ablation – a 7-years review
P Zimmermann · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2016 · Heft 08
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Zusammenfassung
Purpose: We evaluated the effects of microwave ablation to malignancies. Materials and methods: A 7-years review of conducted microwave ablation at Department of Gastroenterology, Waldklinikum Gera, Germany. We evaluated microwave ablation in terms of success rate and complications. The results after microwave ablation (local recurrence or devitalized necrosis) were checked with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in specified intervals. Results: 59 microwave ablations of liver malignancies in 45 patients with curative intention were enrolled (5-times ablation in 2 patients, 3-times ablation in 1 patient, 2-time…