Image-Guided BrachyAblation (IGBA) en hepatocarcinoma: descripción de la técnica y reporte del primer caso en Chile
Image-guided brachyablation for hepatocarcinoma: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (6), 2019
Publication year: 2019
Eighty percent of hepatocarcinomas are inoperable at the moment of diagnosis. Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice in these cases, but local therapies are another alternative. Among these, Image-Guided BrachyAblation is a safe choice. We report a 76-year-old male with a hepatocarcinoma, who was considered inoperable due to the high surgical risk of the patient. A local treatment with Image-Guided BrachyAblation was decided. A brachytherapy needle was placed in the tumor under computed tomography guidance and a 15 Gy single dose was delivered from an Iridium-192 source. The patient had no immediate complications and at one month of follow up he continued without incidents.
Técnicas de Ablación/métodos, Braquiterapia/métodos, Carcinoma Hepatocelular/radioterapia, Neoplasias Hepáticas/radioterapia, Radioterapia Guiada por Imagen/métodos, Carcinoma Hepatocelular/diagnóstico por imagen, Radioisótopos de Iridio, Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico por imagen, Dosis de Radiación, Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X, Resultado del Tratamiento