ArticlePediatric radiology2019
Microwave ablation of osteoid osteoma: initial experience and efficacy.
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- Percutaneous microwave ablation of bone tumors: a systematic review.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
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- Clinical Outcome of Proximal Femoral Osteoid Osteoma: Radiofrequency (RF) and Ablation Surgical Resection.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026Article
- Percutaneous Management of Benign Bone Cysts and Tumors in Children.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2025Review
- The efficacy and safety of microwave ablation in managing osteoid osteoma: a systematic review.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2025Article
- Osteoid osteoma of third metatarsal bone treated with radiofrequency ablation: Case report, imaging findings and review of the literature.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- A review of the development of histotripsy for extremity tumor ablation with a canine comparative oncology model to inform human treatments.International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2023Review
- Interventional Radiology's Osteoid Osteoma Management: Percutaneous Thermal Ablation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Finite Element Analysis Could Predict and Prevent a Pathological Femoral Shaft Fracture after En Bloc Resection of a Large Osteoid Osteoma.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Uncooled microwave ablation of osteoid osteoma: New approaches to an old problem.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2022Article
- Osteoid Osteoma of the Proximal Femur: Pitfalls in Diagnosis and Performance of Open Surgical Resection.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Needleless Ablation of Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma: The Emergent Role of MRgFUS.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Osteoid osteoma: which is the best mininvasive treatment option?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Review
- Innovative Techniques Associated with Traditional Abdominal Surgery in Complex Pediatric Cases: A Tertiary Center Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Temperature Monitoring in Hyperthermia Treatments of Bone Tumors: State-of-the-Art and Future Challenges.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Osteoid Osteoma Treatment with Microwave Ablation: A Report of Two Cases.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Novel Strategy of Curettage and Adjuvant Microwave Therapy for the Treatment of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone in Extremities: A Preliminary Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Article
- Radiofrequency ablation vs microwave ablation for osteoid osteomas: long-term results.Skeletal radiology · 2020Article
- Musculoskeletal interventional oncology: current and future practices.The British journal of radiology · 2020Review
- Harlequin syndrome following microwave ablation in a child with a symptomatic paraspinal mass.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundImage-guided percutaneous microwave ablation has been used to treat adult osteoid osteomas but has not been thoroughly evaluated in the pediatric population.
objectiveTo evaluate the technical feasibility and clinical efficacy of microwave ablation to treat osteoid osteomas in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe electronic medical record and imaging archive were reviewed for 24 consecutive patients who had undergone microwave ablation of osteoid osteomas between January 1, 2015, and May 31, 2018, at a single tertiary care pediatric hospital. All patients were diagnosed by clinical and imaging criteria, and referred by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon after failing conservative management with pain medication. The average age of the patients was 13.3 years (range: 3-18 years), and the average size of the osteoid osteoma nidus was 8.8 mm (range: 5-22 mm). Technical success was defined as placement of the microwave antenna at the distal margin of the lesion nidus and achievement of the target ablation temperature. Clinical findings were assessed pre- and post-ablation and clinical success was defined as complete relief of pain without pain medication at 1-month follow-up. The number and severity of complications were also documented.
resultsClinical success was achieved in 100% of patients (24/24), with all reporting complete cessation of pain medication use 1 week after treatment and 0/10 pain at 1 month. There were 4 minor complications (17%) including access site numbness and a minor soft-tissue infection. There were no major complications.
conclusionMicrowave ablation is a technically feasible and clinically effective treatment for pediatric osteoid osteomas.
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