CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2023; 07(01): 051-053
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742727
Case Report

Microwave Ablation of Spinal Osteoid Osteoma—Role of Air Insulation

1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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1   Department of Interventional Radiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Funding This study was not supported by any funding. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Consent for publication was obtained for every individual person's data included in the study.

Abstract

Osteoid osteomas are benign tumors seen in children and young adults. The management options include surgical resection and percutaneous ablation. In the present scenario, percutaneous ablation is the preferred modality, as it is minimally invasive, safe, and reliable. However, when the tumor is near a heat-vulnerable structure, thermal injury can occur.

We report the case of spinal osteoid osteoma in a young female that was treated by microwave ablation (MWA) with air insulation to prevent heat injury to the spinal cord. Currently, there is paucity of literature describing the use of air insulation with MWA. In this report, we describe the technique, advantages, and limitations of using air insulation with MWA.



Publication History

Article published online:
25 February 2022

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