Gastrointestinal endoscopy
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Sep 1999
Comparative StudyEUS-guided radiofrequency ablation in the pancreas: results in a porcine model.
Our aim in this study was to investigate the feasibility and safety of performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the pancreas with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). ⋯ EUS-guided RF ablation can be used safely to produce discrete zones of coagulation necrosis in the porcine pancreas. Potential clinical uses of this technology include management of small neuroendocrine tumors and possibly palliation of unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.