• Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery,The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China;
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Objective  To explore the clinical value and experience of ultrasound guided combined with laparoscopic microwave ablation in treatment for special site liver cancer.
Methods  The clinical data of 9 patients with liver cancer treated by ultrasound guided combined with laparoscopic microwave ablation in our hospital from February 2008 to October 2010 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results  There were 6 cases of primary liver cancer, 3 cases of metastatic hepatic carcinoma. Eight cases of multiple tumors, 1 case of single tumor.There were one or more lesions invading liver capsular,a total of 13 lesions in all the patients. Among them,6 lesions located in diaphragm, 3 closed to bowel, 2 neared stomach,1 located in gallbladder bed and 1 in hilar.No serious complications and no death happened during operation.The following-up time was (9.2±4.7) months (4 to 18 months), there were 2 lesions of part residual, including 1 case of microwave ablation again,1 case of percutaneous ethanol ablation, and 11 lesions of complete ablation (84.6%,11/13) 1 month after operation by CT examination.Four cases recurred 3 months after operation by CT examination, including 2 cases of microwave ablation again,1 case of percutaneous ethanol ablation,1 patient with pulmonary metastasis and giving up treatment,1 patient with poor liver function and died of liver failure 6 months after operation;1 patient with multiple lesions died of brain metastases 10 months after operation; the rest were still alive.
Conclusions  Ultrasound guided combined with laparoscopic microwave ablation is a safe and effective method in the treatment for special site liver cancer,the curative effect is good and worth of spread.

Citation: SUN WenYu,JIANG HongLei,YU Hao,XU Dong,LIANG Jian,.. Ultrasound Guided Combined with Laparoscopic Microwave Ablation in Treatment for Special Site Liver Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2012, 19(2): 188-191. doi: Copy