Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	77022
Country	Australia

Received	2022-04-24 00:58
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Outcomes of microwave versus radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Myo Jin Tang, Guy D Eslick, John S Lubel, Ammar Majeed, Avik Majumdar, William Kemp and Stuart K Roberts
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Nil
Corresponding Author	Stuart K Roberts, FAASLD, AGAF, FRACP, MBBS, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Alfred Hospital, 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne 3004, Victoria, Australia. s.roberts@alfred.org.au
Key Words	Microwave ablation; Radiofrequency ablation; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Survival; Recurrence; Meta-analysis
Core Tip	Studies to date comparing outcomes of microwave ablation with radiofrequency ablation have yielded conflicting results, with no clear superiority of one technique over the other. To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive study on this topic. A large cohort of 6719 patients were examined, enabling us to identify outliers and provide results with a smaller margin of error. The primary outcomes of this study were complete ablation, local recurrence rate, overall and local recurrence free survival and safety.
Publish Date	2022-08-26 02:49
Citation	Tang MJ, Eslick GD, Lubel JS, Majeed A, Majumdar A, Kemp W, Roberts SK. Outcomes of microwave versus radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Meta-Anal 2022; 10(4): 220-237
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v10/i4/220.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v10.i4.220

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