Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation is a Safe Treatment for Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Feasibility and Early Results

Authors	MIZANDARI Malkhaz PAI Madhava XI Feng VÁLEK Vlastimil ANDRAŠINA Tomáš QUARETTI Pietro GOLFIERI Rita MOSCONI Cristina GUOKUN Ao KYRIAKIDES Charis DICKINSON Robert NICHOLLS Joanna HABIB Nagy
Year of publication	2013
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00270-012-0529-3
Field	Other medical specializations
Keywords	Radiofrequency ablation; Recanalization; Stenting; Bile duct; Biliary; Hepatic; Cancer
Description	Previous clinical studies have shown the safety and efficacy of this novel radiofrequency ablation catheter when used for endoscopic palliative procedures. We report a retrospective study with the results of first in man percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation in patients with malignant biliary obstruction.