title: Radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases: experience in Hospital La Paz.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Radiofrequency ablation for patients presenting with non-resectable primary or metastatic liver tumours seems to be a valid therapeutic alternative. In the present study, we show a descriptive list of indications, results and complications of Radiofrequency Ablation Technique for treating non-resectable solid hepatic tumours.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty two patients were included in this study; eleven of them (50%) sustained liver metastases from colorectal adenocarcinoma, ten patients (45.5%) had hepatocellular carcinoma and 1 patient had insulinoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Local recurrence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma was 22.7% and 27.3% for colorectal carcinoma, after a respective median follow-up of 21 and 14 months. Complications rate was 6.9% and technique-associated mortality rate was 0%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiofrequency ablation is an easy to make, safe and useful technique for the treatment of primary and metastatic liver tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. silviagsenent@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gómez Senent
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez Raposo
authors.forename: Noemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manceñido Marcos
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martín Chavarri
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrión Alonso
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olveira Martín
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Segura Cabral
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Barón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome