Risk of persistent air leaks following percutaneous cryoablation and microwave ablation of peripheral lung tumors.
Maya Abrishami KashaniMark C MurphyJonathan A SaengerMaria M WrobelIsmail TahirSofiane MrahStefan RingerAlexander C BunckStuart G SilvermanPaul B ShynDessislava A PachamanovaFlorian J FintelmannPublished in: European radiology (2023)
• The incidence of persistent air leaks after percutaneous ablation of peripheral lung tumors was lower following cryoablation compared to microwave ablation (9% vs 25%; p = .006). • The mean chest tube dwell time was 54% shorter following cryoablation compared to MWA (p = .04). • Local tumor progression did not differ between lung tumors treated with percutaneous cryoablation compared to microwave ablation (p = .36).