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Harnessing endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation to reshape the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma microenvironment and elicit systemic immunomodulation
AbstractPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by poor prognostics and substantial therapeutic challenges, with dismal survival rates. Tumor resistance in PDAC is primarily attribute...
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Assessing EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation in unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a single-center historic cohort study
AbstractBackground and Aims:EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) has emerged as an alternative for the local treatment of unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We assessed the ...
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Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules: 10-Year Experience
AbstractBackgroundLonger follow-up after radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of benign thyroid nodules is needed to understand regrowth and other causes of delayed surgery and long-term complications. ...
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Kaffes™ : Transforming Biliary Stricture Treatment Post-Liver Transplant - A Comparative Study of Fully Covered Metal Stents vs. Multiple Plastic Stents
Abstract Background and aims Fully covered metal stents (FCSEMSs) are increasingly used for treatment of biliary anastomotic strictures (ASs) after liver transplantation (LT), requiring fewe...
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Kaffes™ : A Game-Changer in Resolving Post-Liver Transplant Biliary Anastomic Strictures
Abstract Background We report our experience of treating anastomotic strictures using a novel type of fully covered metal stent (FCSEMS). This stent, known as the Kaffes Stent, is short-leng...
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Lumen-apposing metal stents for the treatment of pancreatic and peripancreatic fluid collections and bleeding risk: a propensity matched study
by Benedetto Mangiavillano et al. [Endoscopy. 2024 Apr;56(4):249-257.] AbstractIntroduction Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs) using ...
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EUSRA for EUS-guided RFA treatment - Reimbursement in Belgium from April 2024
EUSRA, a feasible and safe ablative treatment for locally unresectable non-functional and functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, is reimbursed in Belgium from the 1st of April 2024. ...
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