[Application of partial costectomy and costophrenic angle closure to supplement high intensity focused ultrasound treatment for liver tumor].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the application of partial costectomy and costophrenic angle closure (PCCAC) and perioperative management in the treatment of liver tumor by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).


METHODS
The clinical data of 69 patients with liver tumor underwent HIFU within the recent four years were retrospectively reviewed.


RESULTS
92.8% of these 69 liver tumor patients had had concomitant diseases and 13.0% of them developed postoperative complications without anyone died. There was no significant postoperative dysfunctions of kidney or lung as compared with the preoperative ones (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
In the treatment of liver tumor by HIFU, PCCAC, as an auxillary means, giving few complications and little harmful effects on respiratory physiology, is highly safe.
Department of Thoracic Surgery of Hospital Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100039, China.
Hai-feng
HF
Qin
Nai-xiang
NX
Huang
Wei
W
Wang
Ming-yu
MY
Luo
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D036761:Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal