ReviewLa Radiologia medica2022
CT-guided cryoablation for management of bone metastases: a single center experience and review of the literature.
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- Percutaneous cryoablation in the management of spinal metastases: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Image-guided cryoablation for palliation of painful bone metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Skeletal radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound versus percutaneous thermal ablation in local control of bone oligometastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.La Radiologia medica · 2024Pooled it
- Cryoablation for the Palliation of Painful Bone Metastasis: A Systematic Review.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2023Pooled it
- Locoregional Treatment of Bone Metastases in a Lung Cancer Patient: A Case Report Using Multiple Techniques: Electrochemotherapy, Cryoablation, and Cementoplasty.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Advancements in Surgical Management of Periacetabular Metastases: Emphasizing Minimally Invasive Techniques.Cancers · 2025Review
- Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation in Treating Painful Bone Metastasis: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Separate Single-Arm Meta-analysis.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- Management of metastatic bone disease of the pelvis: current concepts.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Review
- Cementoplasty to cryoablation: review and current status.BJR open · 2024Review
- Locoregional Thermal and Chemical Tumor Ablation: Review of Clinical Applications and Potential Opportunities for Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.JCO global oncology · 2023Review
- The New Ice Age of Musculoskeletal Intervention: Role of Percutaneous Cryoablation in Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Imaging Features of Main Hepatic Resections: The Radiologist Challenging.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Percutanous Electrochemotherapy (ECT) in Primary and Secondary Liver Malignancies: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Minimally invasive techniques in benign and malignant adrenal tumors.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Minimally Invasive Interventional Procedures for Metastatic Bone Disease: A Comprehensive Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- Interventional Radiology in the Management of Metastases and Bone Tumors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Complications Risk Assessment and Imaging Findings of Thermal Ablation Treatment in Liver Cancers: What the Radiologist Should Expect.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Complications after Thermal Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Metastases: Imaging Findings.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Thermal ablation techniques are procedures of growing interest for management of bone metastases. Among these, cryoablation is probably the most advanced. It allows treatment of large and irregular volumes of pathological tissue, real-time evaluation of the area of ablation and appears less painful than heat-based ablative techniques like radiofrequency and microwaves. Literature shows the effectiveness of cryoablation in the management of bone metastases in terms of pain palliation, but also its employment with curative intent is recommended. We reviewed the outcomes of cryoablation procedures performed in our radiology department over the last seven years, confirming the results in terms of pain palliation and local control of disease. We retrospectively evaluated results of 28 procedures of cryoablation, of which 17 treated with palliative and 11 with curative intent. In a 3-month follow-up study, we recorded an overall reduction of pain (evaluated using a VAS 0-10 scale) between pre- and post-treatment. The mean values dropped from 6.9 (SD: ± 1.3) to 3.5 (SD ± 2.6) (p < 0.0001). In the group of patients treated for local tumor control (follow-up: 22.4 months), we recorded a stability and/or reduction in volume of the lesion in 10 out 11 patients. No major complications were recorded.
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