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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2025

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal and non-thermal ablation of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Antonio Giorgio, Emanuela Ciracì, Massimo De Luca, Giuseppe Stella, Valeria C Rollo, Luca Montesarchio, Valentina Giorgio

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Antonio GiorgioDepartment of Liver Unit, Athena Clinical Center, Piedimonte Matese 81016, Caserta, Italy. antoniogiorgio@clinicathena.it.
Emanuela CiracìOspedale Civile di Ostuni, Medicina Interna, Ostuni 72017, Brindisi, Italy.
Massimo De LucaDepartment of Liver Unit, AORN Cardarelli, Napoli 80131, Campania, Italy.
Giuseppe StellaDepartment of Pediatric and Women, Children and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy.
Valeria C RolloOspedale Civile di Ostuni, Medicina Interna, Ostuni 72017, Brindisi, Italy.
Luca MontesarchioGeneral Surgery with Minimally Invasive Oncology and High Specialization in Esophageal-Gastric Procedures, AORN Cardarelli, Napoli 80131, Campania, Italy.
Valentina GiorgioDepartment of Pediatric and Women, Children and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy.

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Abstract

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation has gained popularity as treatment for malignant hepatic tumors. It was first introduced as ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis comorbidity. Recently, this technique has also been used in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma for patients who are not eligible for surgical resection. There are several types of thermal ablation techniques. Radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation are two common methods that induce necrosis of the lesions. Irreversible electroporation is a relatively new non-thermal technique and is suitable in cases where thermal ablation would be ineffective or dangerous (

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Ablation TechniquesBile Duct NeoplasmsCatheter AblationCholangiocarcinomaRadiofrequency AblationUltrasonography, InterventionalElectroporationHumansMicrowavesTreatment OutcomeInterventional ultrasonographyIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaIrreversible electroporationMicrowaves ablationPercutaneous ablationRadiofrequency ablationThermal ablation

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