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World J Clin Cases. May 6, 2020; 8(9): 1713-1720
Published online May 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i9.1713
Application of curved ablation in liver cancer with special morphology or location: Report of two cases
Nan Cao, Huai-Jie Cai, Xi-Xi Sun, De-Lin Liu, Bin Huang
Nan Cao, Huai-Jie Cai, Xi-Xi Sun, De-Lin Liu, The Fourth Clinical Medicine College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China
Bin Huang, Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Cao N and Cai HJ contributed equally to this work; Cao N and Cai HJ participated in the design of the report, analyzed the data, and wrote the paper; Sun XX collected the medical imaging materials; Liu DL and Huang B designed the report and performed the preliminary revision of the article.
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Corresponding author: Bin Huang, MA, Chief Physician, Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Hospital, No. 1229, Gudun Road, Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang Province, China. hb2k@163.com
Received: December 30, 2019
Peer-review started: December 30, 2019
First decision: March 5, 2020
Revised: March 26, 2020
Accepted: April 15, 2020
Article in press: April 15, 2020
Published online: May 6, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Ultrasound-guided ablation of liver cancer plays an important role in the treatment of liver cancer. It has the advantages of less trauma and faster recovery, but is difficult to perform with a straight needle in certain portions of the liver tumor. This study reports on two cases of ultrasound-guided curved pathway ablation in order to expand the adaptive range of ultrasound-guided treatment of liver cancer and introduces this technique, thus providing ideas for future clinical treatments.