[Image-guided tumor ablation].
Prog Urol 2017;
27:853-864. [PMID:
28864163 DOI:
10.1016/j.purol.2017.07.244]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Ablatives techniques for destroying in situ a tumoral process aim tissular necrosis by the application of several physical principles.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
We searched MEDLINE®, Embase®, using (MeSH) words; from January 2005 through May 2017, and we looked for all the studies. Investigators graded the strength of evidence in terms of methodology, language and relevance.
RESULTS
Forty-seven articles were analyzed. We described ablative techniques and sorted them in thermal and non-thermal therapies according to the used physical principle and their frequency of use in the urological pathology.
CONCLUSION
Percutaneous ablative therapies are mini-invasive techniques, which have an important role in tumors focal treatment. This article is a review of the ablative therapies and describes their physical principles, their equipment and their recent technological modifications, which have been developed to improve the clinical success of these techniques.
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