Clinical Study
Safety and Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation in the Management of Unresectable Bile Duct and Pancreatic Cancer: A Novel Palliation Technique
Table 2
Treatment results.
| | Number of strictures treated | 25 | | Mean stricture length (mm) | 15.2 (SD = 8.7, range = 3.5–33) | | Mean stricture diameter before RFA (mm) | 1.7 (SD = 0.9, range = 0.5–3.4) | | Mean stricture diameter after RFA (mm) | 5.2 (SD = 2, range = 2.6–9) | | Type of stent placed | | | Uncovered SEMS* | 1 | Partially or fully covered
SEMS | 13 | | Plastic stents | 6 | | Complications | | | Pain | 5 | Mild after ERCP
pancreatitis | 1 | | Cholecystitis | 1 |
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*SEMS: self-expanding metal stent.
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