RFA is a feasible procedure, but its safety still remains under debate. However, the complication rate seems high without a clear benefit of survival. In our opinion, the RFA procedure is not recommended as palliative therapy in clinical practice for patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Radiofrequency ablation for advanced ductal pancreatic carcinoma. Is this approach beneficial for our patients? A systematic review / Pezzilli R; Serra C; Ricci C; Casadei R; Monari F; D'Ambra M; Minni F.. - In: PANCREAS. - ISSN 0885-3177. - ELETTRONICO. - 40:1(2011), pp. 163-165. [10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181eab751]
Radiofrequency ablation for advanced ductal pancreatic carcinoma. Is this approach beneficial for our patients? A systematic review
PEZZILLI, RAFFAELE;SERRA, CARLA;RICCI, CLAUDIO;CASADEI, RICCARDO;MONARI, FRANCESCO;D'AMBRA, MARIELDA;MINNI, FRANCESCO
2011
Abstract
RFA is a feasible procedure, but its safety still remains under debate. However, the complication rate seems high without a clear benefit of survival. In our opinion, the RFA procedure is not recommended as palliative therapy in clinical practice for patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.File in questo prodotto:
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