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Results: Total ablation was performed in two patients with hepatoma and 7/8 patients with secondary deposits. Total ablation with a minimum of 0.5-cm margin was achieved in 32 lesions. No complications were encountered postoperatively and all patients were discharged within 2 days of the intervention. One patient in whom thermal ablation was not completed has since died of progressive disease, eight appear to be free of tumour (follow-up 6-20 months) but one patient has developed further secondary hepatic deposits.

Conclusions: The initial experience with laparoscopic ultrasound-guided RF ablation of hepatic tumours indicates its safety and therapeutic potential in patients with inoperable hepatic tumours.