TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility of laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors
T2 - A case series
AU - White, McKenzie J.
AU - Nelson, Alexander T.
AU - Wothe, Jillian
AU - Ankeny, Jacob S.
AU - Brauer, David
AU - Larocca, Christopher J.
AU - Jensen, Eric H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - Microwave ablation of liver tumors allows preservation of liver parenchyma with good oncologic outcomes. However, ablation of tumors in the caudate lobe is particularly challenging. Adjacent critical anatomy, particularly the biliary hilum, has led to caudate location being considered a relative contraindication to ablation. To date, no series have described laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors of the liver. We describe our early experience with laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors. In this retrospective review of a prospectively maintained single-institution database, six patients with six primary or secondary caudate tumors underwent laparoscopic microwave ablation with no complications. At a median follow-up of 10.5 months, five out of six patients are free of caudate recurrence. Laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors is feasible. Long-Term follow-up is needed to determine if local recurrence risk is higher than in other anatomical segments.
AB - Microwave ablation of liver tumors allows preservation of liver parenchyma with good oncologic outcomes. However, ablation of tumors in the caudate lobe is particularly challenging. Adjacent critical anatomy, particularly the biliary hilum, has led to caudate location being considered a relative contraindication to ablation. To date, no series have described laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors of the liver. We describe our early experience with laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors. In this retrospective review of a prospectively maintained single-institution database, six patients with six primary or secondary caudate tumors underwent laparoscopic microwave ablation with no complications. At a median follow-up of 10.5 months, five out of six patients are free of caudate recurrence. Laparoscopic microwave ablation of caudate tumors is feasible. Long-Term follow-up is needed to determine if local recurrence risk is higher than in other anatomical segments.
KW - caudate lobe of liver
KW - microwave ablation laparoscopic colorectal liver metastases liver lesions
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U2 - 10.1093/jscr/rjad478
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjad478
M3 - Article
C2 - 37621954
AN - SCOPUS:85170255048
SN - 2042-8812
VL - 2023
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
IS - 8
M1 - rjad478
ER -
