Table 1. Available animal and human data on bronchoscopic ablation of peripheral tumors.
| Subject type | Ablative technique | Number of ablations/subjects | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal (sheep) | RFA | 12/6 | Tsushima et al. (23) |
| Animal (swine) | MWA | 12/3 | Ferguson et al. (24) |
| Animal (swine) | TVA | 84/7 | Henne et al. (25) |
| Animal (canine) | PDT | 3/3 | Musani et al. (26) |
| Animal (swine) | BLITT | 10/5 | Casal et al. (27) |
| Human | RFA | 10/10 | Tanabe et al. (28) |
| Human | RFA | 28/20 | Koizumi et al. (29) |
RFA, radiofrequency ablation; MWA, microwave ablation; TVA, thermal vapor ablation; PDT, photodynamic therapy; BLITT, bronchoscopic thermal interstitial therapy.