Radiofrequency Ablation of Thoracic and Non-Thoracic Tumors
Santosham Chest Hospital offers Radiofrequency Ablation of Thoracic and Non Thoracic Tumors. Dr. Roy Santosham our Interventional Radiologist is an expert in CT guided Biopsies, Radio Frequency Ablation for inoperable tumors, Vertebral Biopsy, Vertebroplasty, Nerve root and Facet injections and Coeliac plexus block for pain relief.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of lung tumors is a relatively new procedure allowing local treatment with minimal parenchymal damage. In fact, this technique is able to induce coagulative necrosis in a limited pulmonary area. Radio frequency ablation (RFA) of lung tumors is a relatively new procedure allowing local treatment with minimal parenchymal damage.
In fact, this technique is able to induce coagulative necrosis in a limited pulmonary area [1]. This emerging technology is used to achieve local treatment of primary and secondary lung tumors in patients with poor clinical status or technical contraindications to surgical resection [2,3]. Pre-operative patient assessment is the same as for major pulmonary resection. The current election criteria include: maximum diameter of the tumor less than or equal to 5 cm; lesions located more than 1 cm from major blood vessels or airways; and patients with a platelet count of more than 50,000.
