Feasibility of balloon-based endobiliary radiofrequency ablation under cholangioscopy guidance in a swine model

Abstract Although endobiliary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has demonstrated considerable potential for the treatment of biliary strictures, conventional catheter RFA has several limitations. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a novel cholangioscopy (CS)-guided balloon-based RFA procedu...

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Main Authors: Tadahisa Inoue, Hiromu Kutsumi, Mayu Ibusuki, Masashi Yoneda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93643-5