High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients awaiting liver transplantation

作     者：Tan To Cheung Kenneth SH Chok Regina CL Lo William W Sharr See Ching Chan Ronnie TP Poon Sheung Tat Fan Chung Mau Lo 

作者机构：Department of SurgeryThe University of Hong Kong Department of PathologyThe University of Hong Kong State Key Laboratory for Liver ResearchThe University of Hong Kong 

出 版 物：《Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International》 (国际肝胆胰疾病杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2012年第11卷第5期

页      面：542-544页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：high-intensity focused ultrasound hepatocellular carcinoma liver cirrhosis liver transplantation bridging therapy 

摘      要：The scarcity of liver grafts in Asia leads to a significant dropout of patients from liver transplant waiting lists, particularly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and a low model for end-stage liver disease score. In order to reduce dropping out, different bridging therapies are employed. We report the use of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation as a bridging therapy for a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma of stage two and an extremely low platelet count (20×10 9 /L). The ablation was successful. Blood tests showed that his liver function was similar before and after the treatment. No adhesion was encountered in the liver transplantation performed six months later.