Table 1.
Overview of included studies reporting on thermal ablation
| Author/year | Type of study | Yrs of inclusion | MWA/ RFA | No pts in tot | No pts CRLM > 3 cm | Age* yrs | Lap/open/perc * | EHD* | Prior local treatment of liver * | Concurrent surgery* | Median FU in months * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bale/2011 [43] | Retro | 2005–2011 | RFA | 63 | - | Med 66 | Perc | No | 38% of pt | No | 25 |
| Eng/2015 [44] | Retro | 2009–2013 | MWA | 33 | - | Med 61 | Open | - | - | 28 pt (85%) | 17 |
| Erten/2020 [61] | Retro | 2014–2019 | MWA | 94 | - | Mean 61.6 | Lap/open | - | - | - | 18 |
| Fan/2016 [62] | Prosp | 2003–2010 | RFA | 49 | 18 | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Gwak/2011 [45] | Retro | 2004–2008 | RFA | 35 | 10 | Med 62 | Perc 26pt/open 9 pt | 7 pt 20% | No | 9 pt (26%) | 31 |
| Hamada/2012 [46] | Retro | 2002–2010 | RFA | 84 | 31 | Med 64.6 | Perc | 23 pt 27% | 21 pt (25%) | No | 26 |
| Jiang/2019 [47] | Retro | 2012–2016 | RFA | 76 | 22 | - | Perc | 40 pt 53% | - | No | 32 |
| Kennedy / 2012 [48] | Retro | 2000–2010 | RFA | 130 | 46 | Med 65 | Lap | No | - | 42 pt (32%) | 42 |
| Kim / 2011 [49] | Retro | 1996–2008 | RFA | 177 | 14 | Mean 60.4 | Perc/open | No | - | - | 41 |
| Liu/2017 [50] | Retro | 2004–2013 | RFA/ MWA | 101 | - | Mean 58.2 | Perc | - | 25 pt, (25%) | No | - |
| Mao/2019 [51] | Retro | 2006–2016 | RFA | 61 | 25 | Med 59 | Perc | 8pt 13.1% | 61 pt (100%) | No | 29 |
| Nielsen/2013 [27] | Retro | 2000–2010 | RFA | 128 | - | Mean 62.6 | Perc/open | Yes | 12 pt (9%) | 64 | 36 |
| Qin/2018 [52] | Retro | 2013–2017 | MWA | 137 | - | Mean 54.9 | Perc | 34 pt 25% | - | No | 18 |
| Shady/2015 [53] | Retro | 2002–2012 | RFA | 162 | 26 | - | Perc | 51 pt 31% | 116 pt (72%) | No | 55 |
| Shi/2020 [54] | Retro | 2010–2017 | MWA | 210 | 68 | Mean 59 | Perc | No | - | No | 48 |
| Takahashi/2018 [55] | Retro | 2011–2014 | RFA/ MWA | 105 | - | - | Lap | Yes | - | 24 pt (23%) | MWA 17 RFA 18 |
| Valls/2015 [56] | Retro | 2005–2012 | RFA | 59 | - | Mean 64.1 | Perc | Yes | 59 pt (100%) | - | 25 |
| Veltri/2012 [57] | Retro | 1996–2009 | RFA | 248 | - | Med 67 | Perc 243 pt/open 19 pt | 51 pt (20%) | 102 pt (41%) | 19 pt (8%) | 19 |
| Wang/2020 [58] | Retro | 2013–2018 | RFA | 85 | 37 | Mean 59 | Perc | 22 pt (26%) | 20 pt (24%) | No | 30 |
| Wang/2020 [59] | Retro | 2012–2016 | RFA | 80 | 26 | Mean 59 | Perc | 28 pt (35%) | 12 pt (15%) | No | 51 |
| Zhang/2016 [60] | Retro | 2009–2014 | MWA | 199 | - | Med 60 | Perc | No | - | No | 30 |
*Of total amount of patients