Tumor Ablation

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Treatment for:

Tumors in the liver, kidney, bone, soft tissue and other locations

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Why it’s done:

Percutaneous ablation allows minimally invasive destruction of tumors without the need for open surgery.

 

How it’s done:

We uses ultrasound, CT, or both to guide a specialized needles (antenna) into the tumor. The needles use heat (microwave or radiofrequency ablation) or rapid-pulsed electricity (irreversible electroporation) to kill the tumor without requiring open surgery.

 

Level of anesthesia:

Conscious sedation or general anesthesia

 

Risks:

Bleeding, infection, rare tumor seeding

 

Post-procedure:

After ablation, patients proceed to the post-anesthesia care unit for recovery. A post-procedure imaging scan may be performed to determine the effect of the ablation. Most patients are discharged home the same day. Antibiotics and/or pain medications may be prescribed to prevent pain or infection after the procedure.

 

Follow-up:

A follow-up CT or MRI is usually performed 1 month after treatment along with clinic visit in interventional radiology to determine the results and allow for further treatment planning.

 

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Tumor :

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• Thyroid Benign nodule/Tumor

• Painful Bone Tumor (Osteod Osteoma/ Metastasis)

• Uterine Fibroids

• Hemangioma (Blood vessel Tumor)

• Aneurysm (Blood vessel Tumor)

• Cyst Aspiration/sclerosis

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