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Liver Tumors Laser Ablation

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Image-guided Laser Ablation

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Laser ablation (LA) is a useful tool to fight liver tumors. This minimally invasive technique is particularly useful in patients affected by hepatocellular carcinoma. In fact, in most of cases these patients are also affected by cirrhosis; the presence of portal hypertension and reduced liver function often preclude the use of surgery. The use of thin bare-tip fibers also allows the treatment of nodules in difficult and at-risk locations. There is some skepticism about the use of LA for treating liver metastases; however, many retrospective and case-series studies show that this technique is safe and effective in prolonging the duration of survival.

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  1. Liver Unit, Department of Transplantation, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Giovan Giuseppe Di Costanzo, Raffaella Tortora, Marco Guarracino & Maria Mattera

  2. Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Tian’an Jiang

  3. Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Maurizio Pacella

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Di Costanzo, G.G., Tortora, R., Guarracino, M., Mattera, M., Jiang, T., Pacella, C.M. (2020). Liver Tumors Laser Ablation. In: Pacella, C., Jiang, T., Mauri, G. (eds) Image-guided Laser Ablation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21748-8_4

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