1. Computed tomography-guided percutaneous cryoablation for lung ground-glass opacity: A pilot study.
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Liu, Shupeng, Zhu, Xinhai, Qin, Zilin, Xu, Jiongyuan, Zeng, Jianying, Chen, Jibing, Niu, Lizhi, and Xu, Meng
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CRYOSURGERY , *PILOT projects , *LUNGS , *LUNG cancer , *SOCIAL sciences - Abstract
Context: Ground-glass opacity (GGO) is a nonspecific imaging parameter for early-stage pulmonary cancer. In these cases, a definite diagnosis and prompt surgery usually yield satisfactory outcomes.Aims: This study aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of cryoablation treatment for lung GGO.Subjects and Methods: We reviewed the clinical data of 14 patients (19 lung tumors) with lung GGO and evaluated the adverse events, lung function, and treatment efficacy after cryoablation.Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (version 13.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).Results: None of the patients exhibited serious complications, and lung function recovered to >95% after 1 month. During a follow-up, computed tomography scan at 24 months, the GGO appeared to have been successfully ablated in all patients.Conclusion: Cryoablation may serve as a safe and feasible option for the treatment of GGO. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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