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Surgery |
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Minireviews |
| Article Title |
Histotripsy for selected gastrointestinal liver metastases: Current evidence, patient selection and responsible adoption
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Kai Siang Chan and Vishal G Shelat |
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| Corresponding Author |
Vishal G Shelat, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore. vgshelat@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Colorectal liver metastases; Focused ultrasound; Gastrointestinal cancer; Histotripsy; Liver metastases; Liver-directed therapy; Non-thermal ablation; Surgical oncology |
| Core Tip |
Histotripsy is a non-thermal focused-ultrasound therapy with potential value for selected gastrointestinal liver metastases that are visible on ultrasound and accessible through a safe acoustic window. Its likely role is not to replace resection, thermal ablation, stereotactic body radiation therapy, arterial therapy or systemic treatment, but to fill selected local-therapy gaps where heat, needles or radiation are undesirable. Current evidence remains early; responsible adoption requires multidisciplinary selection, standardized imaging follow-up, safety surveillance, registry capture and cost-effectiveness evaluation. |
| Citation |
Chan KS, Shelat VG. Histotripsy for selected gastrointestinal liver metastases: Current evidence, patient selection and responsible adoption. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2026; In press
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| ISSN |
2150-5349 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
| Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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