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Unintended Thermal Injuries from Radiofrequency Ablation: Organ Protection with an Angioplasty Balloon Catheter in an Animal Model

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate a novel approach of using a balloon catheter as a protective device to separate liver from the diaphragm or nearby bowel during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of hepatic dome tumors in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All experimental proced...

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Autores principales: Knuttinen, Martha-Grace, Van Ha, Thuong G., Reilly, Christopher, Montag, Anthony, Straus, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3952378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678433
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.126018