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Comparison of Radiofrequency Ablation and Resection for Hepatic Metastasis from Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Kwan Ho Lee,
Hyung Ook Kim,
Chang Hak Yoo,
Byung Ho Son,
Yong Lai Park,
Yong Kyun Cho,
Hungdai Kim,
Won Kon Han
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2012.59.3.218
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , colorectal cancer , metastasis , resection , hepatectomy , multivariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , surgery , complication , ablation , cancer , gastroenterology
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been mostly used as a therapeutic alternative to hepatic resection for treating liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether there were differences in outcome between RFA and surgical resection in the treatment of colorectal cancer with liver metastases.

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