scholarly journals Role of percutaneous thermal ablation in cancer treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doha Jamal Ahmad ◽  
Amal Yahea Alyami ◽  
Abdullah Ahmed Alasker ◽  
Kholoud Bakur Fallatah ◽  
Reshan Mane AlReshan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Specific Volume ◽  
Microwave Ablation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Malignant Cells ◽  
Less Invasive ◽  
Percutaneous Thermal Ablation

The main aim of using thermal ablation strategies is to eliminate the targeted malignant cells within a specific volume. However, it should be noted that some researchers have reported the potential limitations of some of these techniques. On the other hand, more updated investigations indicated that these limitations could be overcome by the adjuvant use of other management modalities as chemotherapy. Many limitations have been reported with the modality, including the prolonged therapeutic time. Therefore, cryoablation and microwave ablation techniques were introduced in the literature as safe and efficacious modalities that overcame the limitations of the radiofrequency technique. Overall, percutaneous thermal ablation is associated with favorable outcomes and should be used in clinical settings due to the various advantages that have been reported for the modality, in addition to being less invasive.

scholarly journals Lung Ablation: Indications and Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (03) ◽  
pp. 163-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashir Akhavan Tafti ◽  
Scott Genshaft ◽  
Robert Suh ◽  
Fereidoun Abtin
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Microwave Ablation ◽  
Local Therapy ◽  
Initial Report ◽  
Image Guided

AbstractLung ablation is ever more recognized since its initial report and use almost two decades ago. With technological advancements in thermal modalities, particularly microwave ablation and cryoablation, better identification of the cohort of patients who best benefit from ablation, and understanding the role of imaging after ablation, image-guided thermal ablation for primary and secondary pulmonary malignancies is increasingly recognized and accepted as a cogent form of local therapy.

scholarly journals Decision Making: Thermal Ablation Options for Small Renal Masses

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (02) ◽  
pp. 167-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Gervais ◽  
Colin McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Renal Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Microwave Ablation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Small Renal Masses ◽  
Renal Masses ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Percutaneous Thermal Ablation ◽  
Total Nephrectomy

AbstractRenal cell carcinoma is a relatively common tumor, with an estimated 63,000 new cases being diagnosed in the United States in 2016. Surgery, be it with partial or total nephrectomy, is considered the mainstay of treatment for many patients. However, those patients with small renal masses, typically less than 3 to 4 cm in size who are deemed unsuitable for surgery, may be suitable for percutaneous thermal ablation. We review the various treatment modalities, including radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and cryoablation; discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method; and review the latest data concerning the performance of the various ablative modalities compared with each other, and compared with surgery.

scholarly journals Narcissism and Defending Self-Esteem. An Exploratory Study based on Self-characterizations

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Guido Veronese ◽  
Rossella Procaccia ◽  
Giovanni M. Ruggiero ◽  
Sandra Sassaroli ◽  
Marco Castiglioni
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Structural Analogy ◽  
Threats To Self

The present qualitative study aims at investigating the role of socio-relational variables in the construction of threats to self-esteem, grandiosity, and relaxation in a non-clinical sample of 35 young university students. The work provides fresh experimental evidence of the structural analogy observed in clinical settings between constructions of threat to self-esteem and grandiose fantasies. We hypothesize that the relational dimension would be more strongly present than either biological or psychological dimensions.The results show that descriptions of relaxation differ significantly from their characterizations of the other two domains. Specifically we found greater continuity and narrative connection between the aspects of threat and grandiosity, while the domain of relaxation showed a more “isolated” pattern.

Percutaneous Thermal Ablation: Hydrodissection and Balloon Displacement to Protect Adjacent Non-Target Critical Structures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farrah J. Wolf ◽  
Jason Iannuccilli
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Microwave Ablation ◽  
Thermal Injury ◽  
Contrast Material ◽  
Ablation Zone ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Angioplasty Balloon ◽  
Ionic Contrast ◽  
Percutaneous Thermal Ablation ◽  
Physical Displacement

This chapter describes techniques that may be utilized to protect soft tissue structures and vessels that lie less than 1 cm from the planned ablation zone from thermal injury. Hydrodissection with dextrose 5% in water combined with non-ionic contrast material may be used as a means of providing mechanical displacement. Alternatively, an angioplasty balloon inflated with air may be used to provide both physical displacement and thermal insulation. This chapter provides an overview of the percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation technique as well as clinical examples, including microwave ablation of a renal cell carcinoma and radiofrequency ablation of a hepatocellular carcinoma, utilizing hydrodissection and balloon displacement techniques.

scholarly journals Practical guidance for echocardiography for cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuari Onishi ◽  
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Yuko Fukuda ◽  
Sakiko Miyazaki ◽  
Hirotsugu Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Therapeutics ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Early Diagnosis Of Cancer ◽  
Diagnosis Of Cancer ◽  
Practical Guidance

Abstract The prognosis of patients with cancer has improved due to an early diagnosis of cancer and advances in cancer treatment. There are emerging reports on cardiotoxicity in cancer treatment and on cardiovascular disease in cancer patients, from which cardiovascular disease has been recognized as a common cause of death among cancer survivors. This situation has led to the need for a medical system in which oncologists and cardiologists work together to treat patients. With the growing importance of onco-cardiology, the role of echocardiography in cancer care is rapidly expanding, but at present, the practice of echocardiography in clinical settings varies from institution to institution, and is empirical with no established systematic guidance. In view of these circumstances, we thought that brief guidance for clinical application was necessary and have therefore developed this guidance, although evidence in this field is still insufficient.

scholarly journals Gel Phantom Models for Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation of the Liver

2020 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 303-310
Author(s):  
Willa J. Chen ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Charles Y. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Microwave Ablation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Percutaneous Thermal Ablation ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
Gel Phantom

AbstractHeat-based percutaneous thermal ablation techniques have emerged as popular and effective treatments for liver cancer. As the technology continues to evolve, there is a need for optimized methods for experimentation to identify advantageous modifications and developments. Given that assessing and comparing resulting ablation zones in animal models are costly and resource-intensive, in vitro gel phantom models can serve an important role for early-stage experimentation. There exist several gel phantom recipes that have been reported in the literature. In this review, we will review the various recipes, the pros and cons to the existing models, and future potential directions.

scholarly journals Biliothoracic Fistula after Microwave Ablation of Liver Metastasis : Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Valentina Tassi ◽  
Claudia Mosillo ◽  
Massimiliano Mutignani ◽  
Roberto Cirocchi ◽  
Mark Ragusa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Liver Metastasis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Microwave Ablation ◽  
Conservative Approach ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis ◽  
Percutaneous Thermal Ablation ◽  
Hepatic Lesions ◽  
Glue Embolization

Microwave ablation is a safe and effective interventional approach, widely used in the treatment of unresectable primary or metastatic hepatic lesions. Thoracobiliary fistula is a rare postablation complication that can be treated with a conservative or surgical approach. We reviewed aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnostic possibilities, and therapeutic options for biliothoracic fistula developed after microwave ablation of liver metastasis. Furthermore, we reported our experience of successful conservative management of a nonhealing thoracobiliary fistula occurred after percutaneous thermal ablation of colorectal cancer liver metastasis. Our case supports a conservative approach based on percutaneous biliary system decompression and synthetic glue embolization for the treatment of combined biliopleural and biliobronchial fistula.

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