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Microwave ablation of liver cancer: An updated review
Ze-Hua He, Qiu-Lin Wu, Hang Ye, Kai-Yuan Wang, Le-Qun Li, Ning-Fu Peng
Ze-Hua He, Department of General Surgery, Langdong Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530022, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Qiu-Lin Wu, Hang Ye, Kai-Yuan Wang, Le-Qun Li, Ning-Fu Peng, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Supported by: National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81560460/H1602; and Self-Raised Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Health in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. Z20170754.
Corresponding author: Ning-Fu Peng, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, No. 71, Hedi Road, Qingxiu District, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. pengnfu2013@163.com
Received: March 18, 2020 Revised: April 21, 2020 Accepted: April 27, 2020 Published online: May 28, 2020
The treatment methods for early liver cancer include surgical resection, liver transplantation, and local ablation. Among them, microwave ablation (MWA) is widely used in clinical practice because of its outstanding advantages, such as minimal invasiveness, radical curative effect, short treatment time, few complications, and no heat-sink effect, especially for the treatment of tumors adjacent to major vessels and hepatic metastases. However, MWA also has limitations such as unpredictable size and shape of the ablation area. This review systematically illustrates the effectiveness and safety of MWA in the treatment of liver cancer. Meanwhile, the relative superiority of the new generation of MWA is discussed, with an aim to provide reference for MWA of liver cancer.
Citation: He ZH, Wu QL, Ye H, Wang KY, Li LQ, Peng NF. Microwave ablation of liver cancer: An updated review. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2020; 28(10): 371-377
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