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Farrell, Michael A.

A5103418728 | I1330342723

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

Citations 14

Percutaneous Parathyroid Ethanol Ablation in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

American Journal of Roentgenology | November 19, 2008 | Volume: 191 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 1740-1744

10.2214/ajr.07.3431 | PMID 19020245

Percutaneous Renal Cryoablation: Experience Treating 115 Tumors

Journal of Urology | April 18, 2008 | Volume: 179 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 2136-2141

10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.144 | PMID 18423719

Percutaneous Cryoablation of Large Renal Masses: Technical Feasibility and Short-Term Outcome

American Journal of Roentgenology | April 20, 2007 | Volume: 188 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 1195-1200

10.2214/ajr.06.1152 | PMID 17449758

Percutaneous Image-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Painful Metastases Involving Bone: A Multicenter Study

Journal of Clinical Oncology | January 13, 2004 | Volume: 22 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 300-306

10.1200/jco.2004.03.097 | PMID 14722039

Purpose Few options are available for pain relief in patients with bone metastases who fail standard treatments. We sought to determine the benefit of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in providing pain relief for patients with refractory pain secondary to metastases involving bone. Patients and Methods Thirty-one US and 12 European patients with painful osteolytic metastases involving bone were treated with image-guided RFA using a multitip needle. Treated patients had ≥ 4/10 pain and had either failed or were poor candidates for standard treatments such as radiation or opioid analgesics. Using the Brief Pain Inventory–Short Form, worst pain intensity was the primary end point, with a 2-unit drop considered clinically significant. Results Forty-three patients were treated (median follow-up, 16 weeks). Before RFA, the mean score for worst pain was 7.9 (range, 4/10 to 10/10). Four, 12, and 24 weeks following treatment, worst pain decreased to 4.5 (P < .0001), 3.0 (P < .0001), and 1.4 (P = .0005), respectively. Ninety-five percent (41 of 43 patients) experienced a decrease in pain that was considered clinically significant. Opioid usage significantly decreased at weeks 8 and 12. Adverse events were seen in 3 patients and included (1) a second-degree skin burn at the grounding pad site, (2) transient bowel and bladder incontinence following treatment of a metastasis involving the sacrum, and (3) a fracture of the acetabulum following RFA of an acetabular lesion. Conclusion RFA of painful osteolytic metastases provides significant pain relief for cancer patients who have failed standard treatments.