肝肿瘤的微波消融治疗

随着健康查体及医学影像技术的广泛应用,肝肿瘤的检出率逐年攀高。手术是肝脏肿瘤治疗的标准方法,但其较高的并发症及死亡率促进了微创热消融技术在过去20年间的快速发展。微波消融作为一种极具前景的热消融技术,随着消融设备及影像引导策略的不断完善,其临床疗效也得到极大提高。本文着重探讨微波消融技术在肝脏肿瘤中的应用现状及其临床疗效及安全性,介绍目前可用的微波消融设备,并与肝脏肿瘤其他治疗方法进行比较。此外,本文还介绍了微波消融领域的前沿技术及联合治疗方法,从而为实现微波精准消融及进一步提高微波消融疗效奠定基础。

Microwave ablation for treatment of liver tumors

Surveillance programs and widespread use of medical imaging have increased the detection of hepatic tumors. When feasible, surgical resection is widely accepted as the curative treatment of choice, but surgical morbidity and mortality have spurred the development of minimally invasive ablative technologies over the last 2 decades. Microwave ablation has emerged as a promising thermal ablation modality with improving oncologic efficacy due to technical improvements and image guidance strategies. In this article, we overviewed microwave application in liver tumors, and discussed currently available equipment, clinical efficacy and safety, and provided comparisons with other commonly used therapies. We also introduced advanced ablative techniques and combination therapies that may help achieve precise ablation and further enhance the efficacy of microwave ablation.