Percutaneous ablation of colorectal lung metastases. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Lung metastasectomy can prolong survival in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Thermal ablation offers a potential solution with similar reported survival outcomes. It has minimal effect on pulmonary function, or quality of life, can be repeated, and may be considered more acceptable to patients because of the associated shorter hospital stay and recovery. This review describes the indications, technique, reported outcomes, complications and radiologic appearances after thermal ablation of colorectal lung metastases.

publication date

  • December 1, 2015

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4671845

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84995810175

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.095

PubMed ID

  • 26697202

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 6

issue

  • 6