Improved Outcomes of Thermal Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A 10-Year Analysis from the Prospective Amsterdam CORE Registry (AmCORE).
Robbert S PuijkMadelon DijkstraBente A T van den BemdAlette H RuarusSanne NieuwenhuizenBart GeboersFlorentine E F TimmerEvelien A C SchoutenJan J J de VriesBram B van der MeijsKarin NielsenRutger-Jan SwijnenburgM Petrousjka van den TolKathelijn S VersteegBirgit I Lissenberg-WitteHester J SchefferMartijn R MeijerinkPublished in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2022)
Over the last 10 years efficacy of percutaneous ablations has improved remarkably for the treatment of CRLM. Oncological outcomes seem to have reached results following open ablation. Given its minimal invasive character and shorter length of hospital stay, whenever feasible, percutaneous procedures may be favored over an open approach.