ISSN 2326-7275
International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology ISSN 2326-7275 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-007, January, 2024. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Exploring the efficacy of CT-Guided percutaneous microwave ablation in lung tumors: An initial study
Xin Li1,2, Baowei Dong1, Lin Sheng1, Xiaoling Yu1, Zhiyu Han1, He Ren1, Qiujie Shao2 and Ping Liang1*
1Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, P. R. China.
2Department of Ultrasound, Chinese General Hospital of Armed Police Forces, 69 Yongding Road, Beijing 100039, P. R. China.
Accepted 24 August, 2023
Abstract
To assess the feasibility and safety of percutaneous microwave ablation of the lung in rabbits, percutaneous puncture and lung microwave ablation were performed in seven New Zealand white rabbits under computed tomography (CT) guidance. Technical feasibility and complications were evaluated. Two rabbits were sacrificed immediately and gross and microscopic pathology was analyzed. The remaining rabbits received CT scans 1 week and 3 months later. CT scans showed the ablation size was 1.1 ~ 1.6 cm immediately after ablation. The lesions shrank slightly 1 week later. After 3 months, the ablation lesions involuted significantly and even disappeared. Mild pneumothorax was found in 2 rabbits but resolved spontaneously 1 week later. Histologic changes in the microwave lesions were observed which were characterized by the central necrosis and edema of surrounding tissues. It is feasible and safe to perform CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of the lung in rabbits. Although further study is still required; microwave ablation can be used as a minimally invasive and effective therapeutic technique in patients with lung tumors.
Key words: Lung, computed tomography, microwave ablation.