Laparoscopy-Guided Transthoracic Transdiaphragmatic Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatic Tumors Located Beneath the Diaphragm

摘要

Background: It is often difficult to perform percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatic tumors beneath the diaphragm. Diaphragmatic thermal damage is one of the fatal late complications of percutaneous transdiaphragmatic RFA. Our experience with laparoscopic transthoracic transdiaphragmatic intraoperative RFA (LTTI-RFA) for hepatic tumors beneath the diaphragm is reported.