Laparoscopic and Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma—An Institutional Analysis of Complimentary Therapeutic Modalities
pMWA and sMWA are effective locoregional therapies for HCC. sMWA has the ability to deliver more energy per ablation with reduced local recurrence. However, overall survival is unaffected using the approach and both modalities should be used in a complimentary manner.
Authors
- R. Motyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4226-4499)
- Lynn Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2595-958X)
- B. McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-3338)
- Edward F. Meehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-819X)
- Ashu Jhamb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-1641)
- Brett Knowles
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Footscray Hospital (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12612
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32