Open AccessRadiofrequency ablation during continuous saline infusion can extend ablation margins
Author(s) -
Toru Ishikawa,
Tomoyuki Kubota,
Ryoko Horigome,
Naruhiro Kimura,
Hiroaki Honda,
Akito Iwanaga,
Keiichi Seki,
Teruki Honma,
Toshiaki Yoshida
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i8.1278
Subject(s) - saline , ablation , radiofrequency ablation , medicine , volume (thermodynamics) , anesthesia , nuclear medicine , biomedical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
To determine whether fluid injection during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can increase the coagulation area.