Feasibility and safety of percutaneous cryoablation under local anesthesia for the treatment of malignant lung tumors: a retrospective cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: Cryoablation is a feasible and safe treatment for malignant lung tumors with acceptable adverse event rates. However, the mortality risk in patients with comorbid interstitial pneumonia should be fully recognized.PMID:36524096 | PMC:PMC9745531 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-22-830

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - December 16, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kaoru Kaseda Keisuke Asakura Risa Nishida Yu Okubo Kyohei Masai Tomoyuki Hishida Masanori Inoue Hideki Yashiro Seishi Nakatsuka Masahiro Jinzaki Hisao Asamura Source Type: research