The evaluation of different techniques of hepatic ablation in an ex-vivo perfused porcine liver model

Background: Electrolytic ablation (EA) is a technique of liver ablation that produces extreme pH changes in the local microenvironment. An ex-vivo perfused liver model compared EA vs. radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and analysed biochemical, immunological and histologic parameters. Methods: Seventeen...

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Main Author: Gravante, Gianpiero
Published: University of Leicester 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617625