title: Percutaneous ablation therapies of inoperable pancreatic cancer: a systematic review.
abstract: Initial studies about ablation therapies of the pancreas were associated with significant morbidity and mortality, which limited widespread adoption. Development of techniques with high quality imaging used as guidance improve outcomes reducing complications. Moreover, only few experiences of percutaneous pancreatic ablations are reported. They are performed by very skilled operators in highly specialized centers. This review presents the current status of percutaneous local ablative therapies in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology (Anna Maria Ierardi, Natalie Lucchina, De Chiara Marco, Elena Bracchi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ierardi
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology (Anna Maria Ierardi, Natalie Lucchina, De Chiara Marco, Elena Bracchi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lucchina
authors.affiliation: Anaesthesia and Palliative Care (Alessandro Bacuzzi), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacuzzi
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology (Anna Maria Ierardi, Natalie Lucchina, De Chiara Marco, Elena Bracchi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: De Chiara
authors.initials: de C
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology (Anna Maria Ierardi, Natalie Lucchina, De Chiara Marco, Elena Bracchi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bracchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences (Eugenio Cocozza, Gianlorenzo Dionigi), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cocozza
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences (Eugenio Cocozza, Gianlorenzo Dionigi), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.affiliation: Unit of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece (Dimitrios Tsetis).
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsetis
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology (Anna Maria Ierardi, Natalie Lucchina, De Chiara Marco, Elena Bracchi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Floridi
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology (Anna Maria Ierardi, Natalie Lucchina, De Chiara Marco, Elena Bracchi, Gianpaolo Carrafiello), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrafiello
keywords: Percutaneous ablation; inoperable pancreatic cancer; review