Sonography-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of intrahepatic primary XXXX .

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sonography-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of intrahepatic primary @entity201 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: From May 2006 to March 2010, 15 @entity1 (11 @entity1 , 4 @entity1 ; mean age, 57.4 years) with 24 histologically proven intrahepatic primary @entity75 (mean @entity5 size, 3.2  1.9 cm; range, 1.3-9.9 cm) were treated with microwave ablation. RESULTS: Thirty-eight sessions were performed for 24 nodules in 15 @entity1 . The follow-up period was 4-31 months (mean, 12.8  8.0 months). The ablation success rate, the technique effectiveness rate, and the local @entity5 progression rate were 91.7% (22/24), 87.5% (21/24), and 25% (6/24) respectively according to the results of follow-up. The cumulative overall 6, 12, 24 month survival rates were 78.8%, 60.0%, and 60.0%, respectively. @entity532 occurred including @entity5572 in two @entity1 (13.3%) and needle seeding in one @entity1 (6.7%). Both complications were cured satisfied with antibiotic treatment combined to catheter drainage for abscess and resection for needle seeding. The minor complications and side effects were experienced by most @entity1 which subsided with supportive treatment. CONCLUSION: Microwave ablation can be used as a safe and effective technique to treat intrahepatic primary @entity201 .
