ArticlePeerJ2021
A preliminary comparative study of percutaneous CT-guided cryoablation with surgical resection for osteoid osteoma.
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- Image-guided cryoablation for palliation of painful bone metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Skeletal radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Interventional Radiology in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Tumours.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Robot-assisted radiofrequency ablation versus open resection for osteoid osteoma: an analysis of perioperative outcomes and a rare case of malignant transformation.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- The New Ice Age of Musculoskeletal Intervention: Role of Percutaneous Cryoablation in Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Spinal tumours: recommendations of the Polish Society of Spine Surgery, the Polish Society of Oncology, the Polish Society of Neurosurgeons, the Polish Society of Oncologic Surgery, the Polish Society of Oncologic Radiotherapy, and the Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- Case report: Local cryoablation combined with pembrolizumab to eliminate lung metastases from ovarian clear cell carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe traditional treatment for osteoid osteoma is the nidus' surgical resection, which was difficult to eradicate with more invasive and complications because of osteosclerosis surrounding the nidus. This study aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of percutaneous CT-guided cryoablation of osteoid osteoma at different sites (especially refractory sites such as the spine).
methodsFifteen patients with osteoid osteoma who underwent cryoablation at our institution were analyzed retrospectively on their imaging data and clinical visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores before and after the procedure. Fifty-three patients underwent surgical resection during the period were also included in this study as a control group. Treatment efficacy was assessed primarily by comparing the differences in VAS scores at different time points in each group of patients by paired-sample t-test. Differences in length of hospital stay and complications between the two groups were also compared.
resultsThe technical success rate was 100% in both the cryoablation and surgical resection group. Cryoablation had a significantly shorter hospitalization time than surgery (
conclusionCryoablation is a minimally invasive, safe, and effective treatment strategy for osteoid osteoma, and is fully comparable to surgical resection.
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