Nonoperative Ablation of Pancreatic Neoplasms

Cristina Marrocchio; Susan Dababou; Carlo Catalano; Alessandro Napoli

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2017.09.010

Nonoperative Ablation of Pancreatic Neoplasms

Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Feb;98(1):127-140. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2017.09.010.

Authors

Cristina Marrocchio¹, Susan Dababou², Carlo Catalano², Alessandro Napoli²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, V.le Regina Elena 324, Rome 00180, Italy. Electronic address: cristinamarrocchio@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, V.le Regina Elena 324, Rome 00180, Italy.

PMID: 29191269
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2017.09.010

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is a poor prognostic tumor and about 20% of patients are eligible for surgical resection at the time of diagnosis. Recently, minimally invasive procedures have provided promising results as a therapeutic option for locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. In particular, high-intensity focused ultrasound is an emerging noninvasive thermally ablative procedure that may have a dominant role in the future. Although the clinical applications of minimally invasive therapies to pancreatic cancers are still in their infancy, the results at present are promising.

Keywords: Cryotherapy; High-intensity focused ultrasound; Irreversible electroporation; Microwave ablation; Minimally invasive therapies; Pancreatic cancer; Radiofrequency ablation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ablation Techniques / methods*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*