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Case Report: Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation with radial-EBUS and ROSE
Paul Zarogoulidis1,2, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt3, Vasileios Papadopoulos4
1Pulmonary Department, General Clinic Euromedica, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Background:
Single pulmonary nodules are a common issue in everyday clinical practice. Currently, there are navigation systems with radial-endobronchial ultrasound and electromagnetic navigation for obtaining biopsies. Moreover, rapid on-site evaluation can be used for a quick assessment. These small lesions, even when they do not have any clinically significant information with positron emission tomography, are important to investigate.
Case Description:
Radiofrequency and microwave ablation have been evaluated as local treatment techniques. These techniques can be used as therapy for a patient population that cannot be operated on. Currently, one verified operating system is used for endoscopic radiofrequency ablation through the working channel of a bronchoscope.
Conclusion:
In our case, a new system was used to perform radiofrequency ablation with long-term follow-up.
