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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
Bowel displacement and protection techniques during percutaneous renal tumor thermal ablation
Daniel T Ginat1, Wael E A Saad
1Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Although bowel injury is a rare complication of renal radiofrequency ablation, the potential consequences can be devastating. Therefore, it is prudent to perform bowel displacement/protection procedures when feasible. The main bowel displacement techniques include hydrodissection, gas-insufflation, balloon interposition, and electrode torquing. In this article, these techniques are discussed and the steps involved in performing these procedures are enumerated.
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