Palliative Measures with Ethanol Gallbladder Ablation and Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation Followed by Endoscopic Biliary Stent Placement in an Advanced Case of Common Bile Duct Cancer: A Case Report

Palliative Measures with Ethanol Gallbladder Ablation and Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation Followed by Endoscopic Biliary Stent Placement in an Advanced Case of Common Bile Duct Cancer: A Case Report

Endobiliary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a procedure performed widely to induce locoregional tumor control by the transfer of thermal energy to the lesion and subsequent tumor necrosis. A 72-year-old male with a prior history of acute calculous cholangitis and perforated cholecystitis was admitt...

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Main Authors: Yong-woo Lee, Hyun Jeong Kim, Sang Yub Lee, Jun Heo, Min Kyu Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2020-01-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
gallbladder
radiofrequency ablation
cholangiocarcinoma
cholangiopancreatography
endoscopic retrograde
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