Percutaneous Cryoablation and Vertebroplasty: A Case Report

Journal Article · Thu May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-007-9223-2· OSTI ID:21094161

Masala, Salvatore ^[1]; Roselli, Mario ^[2]; Manenti, Guglielmo; Mammucari, Matteo; Simonetti, Giovanni ^[1]

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1. 'Tor Vergata' University General Hospital, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy (Italy)
2. 'Tor Vergata' University General Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology (Italy)

A 70-year-old man with a painful vertebral metastasis was treated with combined percutaneous cryoablation and vertebroplasty therapy (CVT) in one session. The patient was suffering from diffuse visceral metastasized cholangiocarcinoma. After several weeks of back pain, magnetic resonance imaging documented a single L2 bone metastasis. In consultation with the oncologists, palliative combined CVT was administered with the aim of obtaining pain relief and bone stabilization. In our experience this combined treatment is safe and effective for immediate pain relief in painful bone metastases when other standard palliative treatments have failed.

• OSTI ID: 21094161
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 31, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9223-2; Copyright (c) 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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