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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2013; 19(33): 5430-5438
Published online Sep 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5430
Table 1 Indications and check list for microwave ablation of hepatic malignancy
Curative therapyPalliative therapyCheck list
Single nodule with a diameter < 5 cmLesion > 5 cm in diameterHistocytologic diagnosis
Maximum of 3 nodules with a diameter < 3 cmMultiple lesionsUS features of nodule (blood, location and size)
Absence of portal vein cancerous thrombusSuffering from a small extrahepatic tumor burdenCEUS, CT or MRI of liver (lesion number, size, blood and location, portal venous thrombosis )
No extrahepatic spreadUnsuitable for other modalitiesLaboratory tests (routine, coagulation function, serum biochemical item and tumor markers)
Table 2 Procedure-related complications for microwave ablation of hepatic malignancies
StudyIntraperitoneal bleedingBile duct injuryColon perfo-rationLiver abscessSkin burnTumor seedingSymptomatic pleural effusionPerioperative mortality
Sakaguchi et al[4]0.51%0.26%0.00%0.26%0.77%0.00%1.28%0.00%
Martin et al[5]0.00%0.00%0.00%2.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Zhang et al[13]0.00%1.25%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.63%0.00%
Shibata et al[19]0.00%2.78%0.00%2.78%2.78%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Kuang et al[38]0.00%0.00%1.11%1.11%0.00%0.00%2.22%0.00%
Liang et al[40]0.09%0.18%0.18%0.44%0.26%0.44%1.06%0.18%
Yin et al[46]0.92%0.92%0.00%0.00%0.92%0.00%3.67%0.00%
Dong et al[63]0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.85%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Iannitti et al[64]0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%3.45%0.00%0.00%0.00%