title: [Therapeutic results of hepatic resection using thermal ablation for unresectable colorectal liver metastases].
abstract: We have retrospectively reviewed the therapeutic results of hepatic resection with or without thermal ablation therapy (TA) for colorectal liver metastases in 138 patients between 1994 and 2006. A total of 88 unresectable liver metastatic lesions were selectively treated with TA as initial treatment (42 patients) basically in combination with hepatectomy. Overall, TA achieved a high local tumor control rate of 94.3%. Multivariate analysis revealed that initial TA therapy was not a significantly predictive factor of hepatic recurrence or any recurrence. TA therapies in combination with hepatectomy may offer improving resectability without risk to intrahepatic dissemination or to extrahepatic recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kurume University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Hidetsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasatomi
authors.forename: Naotaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Yukito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gotanda
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akagi
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirouzu
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome