News tagged with radiofrequency ablation
Unexplained liver hemorrhage after metastasis radiofrequency ablation
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the world. Approximately one in four of these patients have metastases at diagnosis, liver being the most common site involved. Although historically it was considered ...
Radiofrequency ablation can reverse Barrett's esophagus, reduce cancer risk
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Patients who have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for a prolonged period have an increased risk of developing Barrett's esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition where the tissue lining the esophagus becomes damaged by ...
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New technique in treating patients with liver cancer proves effective
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Use of multipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases is effective and has a relatively low recurrence rate, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Charité, Campus Benjamin ...
Radiofrequency ablation is effective treatment for dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus
May 19, 2008 |
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Interim results from a nationwide clinical trial led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher suggest that radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for dysplasia in people with Barrett’s esophagus, ...
Minimally invasive procedure effective for treating snoring
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is an effective and minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat patients who snore.
Radiofrequency treatment better than ethanol injection for small liver tumors
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A new review of four randomized controlled trials that directly compared two different treatments for small inoperable liver tumors has found that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) significantly improves patient survival compared ...
Novel imaging approach may assist in predicting success of treatment for atrial fibrillation
Oct 07, 2008 |
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University of Utah researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart's left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat ...
Radiofrequency ablation effective treatment for inoperable lung cancer
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Lung cancer patients who are not candidates for surgery now have another safe and effective treatment option: radiofrequency (RF) ablation, according to a new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
Surgeons announce advance in atrial fibrillation surgery
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that by adding a simple 10-20 second step to an operative procedure they achieved a significant improvement in the outcome for the surgical treatment ...
Radio Waves Fire Up Nanotubes Embedded in Tumors, Destroying Liver Cancer
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 03, 2007 |
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Cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by noninvasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes while sparing untreated tissue, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson ...
Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause. A new, less invasive procedure called global endometrial ...
Cellular Source of Most Common Type of Abnormal Heart Beat Found
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While studying how the heart is formed, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine serendipitously found a novel cellular source of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most ...
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