Image-Guided BrachyAblation (IGBA) en hepatocarcinoma. Descripción de la técnica y reporte del primer caso en Chile

• Autores: Evelyn San Martín M., Apolo Salgado F., Ignacio Véliz R., Cynthia Villegas P., Beatriz Vásquez F., Vincka Parra C., Jessica Aros B.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 147, Nº. 6, 2019, págs. 808-812
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Image-guided brachyablation for hepatocarcinoma. Report of one case
• Enlaces
  • Texto completo
• Resumen

  • 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.