{"title":"Endobiliary and Pancreatic Radiofrequency Ablations","authors":"Anurag S. Lavekar, Saurabh S. Mukewar","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1756485","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Radio frequency ablation (RFA) involves use of thermal energy to perform ablation of tissues. It has a wide range of application in gastrointestinal tract. Over the last few years, several studies have reported successful and safe application in the biliary and pancreatic tissues. It is particularly beneficial in patients with biliary malignancies in whom it has shown to improve survival. Additionally, it can be applied in occluded metal stents secondary to tumor ingrowth to prolong the patency of stents. In pancreas, RFA can successfully ablate cystic lesions and neuroendocrine tumors. It has also been applied in unresectable pancreatic cancers. This review discusses the application of endobiliary and pancreatic RFAs.","PeriodicalId":43098,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Digestive Endoscopy","volume":"14 1","pages":"041 - 048"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2022-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Digestive Endoscopy","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1756485","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Radio frequency ablation (RFA) involves use of thermal energy to perform ablation of tissues. It has a wide range of application in gastrointestinal tract. Over the last few years, several studies have reported successful and safe application in the biliary and pancreatic tissues. It is particularly beneficial in patients with biliary malignancies in whom it has shown to improve survival. Additionally, it can be applied in occluded metal stents secondary to tumor ingrowth to prolong the patency of stents. In pancreas, RFA can successfully ablate cystic lesions and neuroendocrine tumors. It has also been applied in unresectable pancreatic cancers. This review discusses the application of endobiliary and pancreatic RFAs.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Digestive Endoscopy (JDE) is the official publication of the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India that has over 1500 members. The society comprises of several key clinicians in this field from different parts of the country and has key international speakers in its advisory board. JDE is a double-blinded peer-reviewed, print and online journal publishing quarterly. It focuses on original investigations, reviews, case reports and clinical images as well as key investigations including but not limited to cholangiopancreatography, fluoroscopy, capsule endoscopy etc.
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