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STARmed Biliary RFA Clinical Articles
2024
Percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation and stent placement for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a propensity score matching retrospective study
2022
Impact of endobiliary radiofrequency ablation on biliary drainage in patients with malignant biliary strictures treated with uncovered self-expandable metal stents: a randomized controlled multicenter trial
2024
Outcomes of percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation in managing resistant benign biliary strictures: a retrospective analysis
2021
Percutaneous endobiliary ablation of malignant biliary strictures with a novel temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation device
2022
Efficacy and safety of percutaneous endobilliary radiofrequency ablation with a novel temperature-controlled catheter in malignant biliary strictures
2024
Percutaneous Endobiliary Ablation (RFA and MWA) Prior to Stenting: Assessing Feasibility and Outcomes in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
2024
Percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation with stent placement in type IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A prospective comparison with stent placement alone
2024
Efficacy and safety of percutaneous transhepatic biliary radiofrequency ablation in patients with malignant obstructive jaundice
2022
Impact of regular additional endobiliary radiofrequency ablation on survival of patients with advanced extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma under systemic chemotherapy
2019
Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation in the Percutaneous Management of Refractory Benign Bilioenteric Anastomosis Strictures
2017
Percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation for treatment of biliary stent occlusion: A preliminary result
2022
Impact of endobiliary radiofrequency ablation on biliary drainage in patients with malignant biliary strictures treated with uncovered self-expandable metal stents: a randomized controlled multicenter trial
2019
Percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation and stent placement for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a propensity score matching retrospective study
2024
Percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation and stent placement for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a propensity score matching retrospective study
2019
Percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation and stent placement for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a propensity score matching retrospective study
2022
Impact of endo biliaryradiofrequencyablationonbiliary drainageinpatientswithmalignantbiliarystricturestreated withuncoveredself-expandablemetalstents:arandomized controlledmulticentertrial
2018
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography: An effective option for endo-biliary radiofrequency ablation before stent insertion in unresectable biliary cancer?
2020
Percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation combined with biliary stent placement for treatment of malignant biliary obstruction
2017
Percutaneous endobiliary RFA combined with balloon-sweep for re-opening occluded metallic biliary stents
2015
Percutaneous Intraluminal Radiofrequency Ablation for Malignant Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction: A Safe and Feasible Method
2016
Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Biliary Stent Placement for Nonresectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction Improves Stent Patency but not Survival
2016