[Present state of radio frequency ablation of liver tumors in Germany]

TY - JOUR

T1 - [Present state of radio frequency ablation of liver tumors in Germany]

AU - Birth, M

AU - Hildebrand, P

AU - Dahmen, G

AU - Ziegler, A

AU - Bröring, D C

AU - Hillert, Christian

AU - Bruch, H P

PY - 2004

Y1 - 2004

N2 - INTRODUCTION: Radio frequency ablation (RFA) represents a new technique for local destruction of liver tumors. Indication and procedure are poorly validated at present. METHOD: To record the actual nationwide RFA application in Germany, a survey of 2026 hospitals with standardized questionnaires was conducted. RESULTS: With a respond rate of 17.5%, results from 58 hospitals covering 1700 ablated patients were analyzed. In 25.9% of them, RFA is already used in potentially curative resectable tumors, in 22.4% even when incomplete ablation for tumor mass reduction is expected. Of the 58 hospitals, 75% combine resection and RFA to reach a so-called R-0 situation. The maximal tumor sizes they quoted for achieving complete ablation ranged from

AB - INTRODUCTION: Radio frequency ablation (RFA) represents a new technique for local destruction of liver tumors. Indication and procedure are poorly validated at present. METHOD: To record the actual nationwide RFA application in Germany, a survey of 2026 hospitals with standardized questionnaires was conducted. RESULTS: With a respond rate of 17.5%, results from 58 hospitals covering 1700 ablated patients were analyzed. In 25.9% of them, RFA is already used in potentially curative resectable tumors, in 22.4% even when incomplete ablation for tumor mass reduction is expected. Of the 58 hospitals, 75% combine resection and RFA to reach a so-called R-0 situation. The maximal tumor sizes they quoted for achieving complete ablation ranged from

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 75

SP - 417

EP - 423

JO - CHIRURG

JF - CHIRURG

SN - 0009-4722

IS - 4

M1 - 4

ER -