Ablation adds value to the surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastases

Abstract

Conclusions: These results suggest that open RFA may be a more effective technique as it is associated with a lower local recurrence rate, albeit with no effect upon overall survival. However, the percutaneous group had a significantly larger mean lesion size and this together with the fact that patients undergoing percutaneous procedures are often less fit, or have more advanced disease, may partly explain these results. Further studies with large, wellmatched cohorts are required to further investigate these findings.