1. Operative Unit of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milano, Italy..
2. Postgraduation School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Acta Biomed. 2020 Sep 23;91(10-S):e2020007. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i10-S.10271.
Bone metastases are a common cause of cancer-related debilitating pain, especially when -localized in the vertebral column and not responsive to standard treatment. In such cases, various treatment options are available; among these is Radiofrequency, whose role has been rapidly growing over the past few years. In this study, we used the innovative Osteocool RF Ablation System (Medtronic) on a patient with a painful bone metastasis localized in the 5th lumbar vertebra, with encouraging results. The radiofrequency ablation of bone metastases with palliative aim represents an excellent treatment option, as it is a minimally invasive and safe procedure, and can be repeated multiple times.
骨转移是癌症相关衰弱性疼痛的常见原因,尤其是当它们位于脊柱且对标准治疗无反应时。在这种情况下,有多种治疗选择可用;其中包括射频消融术,其作用在过去几年中迅速发展。在这项研究中,我们在一名第 5 腰椎疼痛性骨转移患者中使用了创新的 Osteocool RF 消融系统(美敦力),取得了令人鼓舞的结果。以姑息为目的的骨转移射频消融术是一种极好的治疗选择,因为它是一种微创且安全的程序,并且可以重复多次。