Cryotherapy for liver metastases

Cryotherapy for liver tumors.

The curative management of primary and metastatic liver tumors has traditionally relied on surgical resection. Unfortunately, fewer than 10% of newly diagnosed patients have tumors that are considered to be surgically resectable. Limitations that often preclude a safe surgical resection include bilobar or centrally located tumors, insufficient hepatic reserve, cirrhosis, and/or associated comor...

Hepatic Cryotherapy and Subsequent Hepatic Arterial Chemotherapy for Colorectal Metastases to the Liver

This paper presents an experience of thirty consecutive patients with hepatic colorectal metastases who were treated with hepatic cryotherapy and subsequent hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) chemotherapy using 5 FU. Patients with colorectal metastases confined to the liver but not suitable for resection, and with liver involvement of less than 50% were offered the treatment. Prospective documenta...

Reduction in recurrence risk for involved or inadequate margins with edge cryotherapy after liver resection for colorectal metastases.

HYPOTHESIS The usefulness of additional edge cryotherapy after liver resection for liver metastases from colorectal cancer to improve involved or inadequate (less than 1 cm) margins is uncertain. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. SETTING Department of surgery at a university hospital. PATIENTS Eighty-six consecutive patients with hepatic metastases from colore...

Treatment of hepatic metastases by cryotherapy and regional cytotoxic perfusion.

Cryotherapy of Liver Tumours–A Practical Guide

The use of cryotherapy for the treatment of some unresectable liver tumours has been clearly established as a therapeutic option. Intra-operative ultrasound has enhanced the process by enabling the surgeon to identify hepatic lesions and to allow visualisation of the freezing process to ensure that the cryolesion will include the tumour mass. The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical ...