Navigation bronchoscopy-guided radiofrequency ablation for nonsurgical peripheral pulmonary tumors
We have recently developed a flexible catheter electrode used for bronchoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Two patients with nonsurgical stage IA peripheral lung cancer and 1 with lung metastasis underwent treatment with flexible catheter RFA utilizing navigation bronchoscopy. Chest computed tom...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Respiration
Year: 2017, Volume: 94, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-298 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0356 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000477764 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000477764 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/477764 
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| Author Notes: | Fangfang Xie, Xiaoxuan Zheng, Bo Xiao, Baohui Han, Felix J. F. Herth, Jiayuan Sun |
| Summary: | We have recently developed a flexible catheter electrode used for bronchoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Two patients with nonsurgical stage IA peripheral lung cancer and 1 with lung metastasis underwent treatment with flexible catheter RFA utilizing navigation bronchoscopy. Chest computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) were performed before and after RFA to assess the ablation response of the patients. One patient's tumor had no prior PET uptake and therefore no follow-up PET was obtained. The first and the third patient obtained partial response to RFA, and the second patient obtained complete response 3 months after RFA. The first patient developed progressive disease 6 months after RFA. The second and the third patient achieved one-year progression-free survival. No significant complications occurred in the 3 patients. Navigation bronchoscopy-guided RFA is a safe and feasible procedure for poor surgical candidates with stage IA lung cancer or lung metastasis. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: July 06, 2017 Gesehen am 22.10.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1423-0356 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000477764 |