Year 2019 / Volume 111 / Number 10
Case Report
Endoluminal radiofrequency ablation with SpyGlass™ in the management of cholangiocarcinoma

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2019.6230/2019

Rodrigo Mansilla-Vivar, Lidia Argüello-Viúdez, Cristina Sánchez-Montes, Noelia Alonso-Lázaro, Vicente Pons-Beltrán,

Abstract
Most extrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas are unresectable at the time of diagnosis and even in case of a resectable cancer, surgery is not an option for the elderly or patients with comorbidities (1). Current treatment alternatives in these scenarios are very limited. Biliary stenting with self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) is the mainstay palliative treatment for biliary obstruction (2). However, emerging experience with endoscopic RF ablation (RFA) in this setting has been reported in the literature.
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Mansilla-Vivar R, Argüello-Viúdez L, Sánchez-Montes C, Alonso-Lázaro N, Pons-Beltrán V. Endoluminal radiofrequency ablation with SpyGlass™ in the management of cholangiocarcinoma. 6230/2019


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Received: 12/02/2019

Accepted: 01/05/2019

Online First: 29/07/2019

Published: 03/10/2019

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