Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation Plus Stent Versus Stent-alone Treatments for Malignant Biliary Strictures

Local palliative therapies for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: radiofrequency ablation combined with stent or biliary stent alone? An updated meta-analysis of nineteen trials

(2022) Shaoming Song et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Comparison of Intraductal RFA Plus Stent versus Stent-Only Treatment for Unresectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2022) David M. de Jong et al.   Cancers

Comparative efficacy and safety of local palliative therapeutics for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a Bayesian network meta-analysis

(2022) Shaoming Song et al.   Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Stent placement combined with intraluminal radiofrequency ablation and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancers with biliary obstruction: a multicentre, retrospective, controlled study

(2021) Qing Gou et al.   EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) With Biliary Stents in Palliative Treatment of Unresectable Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

(2021) Babu P. Mohan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Effect of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation on the survival of patients with inoperable malignant biliary strictures: A large cohort study

(2021) Ming‐Xing Xia et al.   Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Improving biliary stent patency for malignant obstructive jaundice using endobiliary radiofrequency ablation: experience in 150 patients

(2021) Ya-Lin Kong et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

The combination of endoluminal radiofrequency ablation and metal stent implantation for the treatment of malignant biliary stenosis – Randomized study

(2021) Tomas Andrasina et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY

Reliability of the revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials (RoB2) improved with the use of implementation instruction

(2021) Silvia Minozzi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Efficacy and safety of temperature‐controlled intraductal radiofrequency ablation in advanced malignant hilar biliary obstruction: A pilot multicenter randomized comparative trial

(2021) Huapyong Kang et al.   Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Percutaneous Intraductal Microwave Ablation of Malignant Biliary Strictures: Initial Experience

(2020) Sadık Ahmet Uyanık et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY

Percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation combined with biliary stent placement for treatment of malignant biliary obstruction

(2020) Tianzhu Yu et al.   Abdominal Radiology

Efficacy and safety of palliative endobiliary radiofrequency ablation using a novel temperature-controlled catheter for malignant biliary stricture: a single-center prospective randomized phase II TRIAL

(2020) Huapyong Kang et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Endoscopic Management of Malignant Biliary Stricture

(2020) Robert Dorrell et al.   Diagnostics

Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation plus plastic stent placement versus stent placement alone for unresectable extrahepatic biliary cancer: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

(2020) Dao-Jian Gao et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation Prolongs Survival of Patients with Unresectable Hilar Cholangiocellular Carcinoma - A Case-Control Study

(2019) Arne Bokemeyer et al.   Scientific Reports

New Indications for Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation

(2018) Thomas R. McCarty et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Radiofrequency ablation combined with biliary stent placement versus stent placement alone for malignant biliary strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2018) Aijaz Ahmed Sofi et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for unresectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a randomized trial

(2018) Jianfeng Yang et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation for Extrahepatic Distal Cholangiocarcinoma: A Method for Prolonging Stent Patency and Achieving Better Functional Status and Quality of Life

(2016) Tian-tian Wu et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

121 Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation Improve Overall Survival of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Multi-Center Randomized Control Study

(2016) Bing Hu et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation may be preferable in the management of malignant biliary obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2016) Xiao Zheng et al.   Journal of Digestive Diseases

Percutaneous intraductal radiofrequency ablation in the management of unresectable Bismuth types III and IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma

(2016) Yu Wang et al.   Oncotarget

Impact of Radiofrequency Ablation on Malignant Biliary Strictures: Results of a Collaborative Registry

(2015) Reem Z. Sharaiha et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Analysis of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Biliary Malignant Strictures in Pancreatic Cancer Suggests Potential Survival Benefit

(2015) Yiannis Kallis et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Safety and feasibility of endoscopic biliary radiofrequency ablation treatment of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

(2015) A. Laquière et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation for Management of Malignant Biliary Obstruction

(2014) Tarun Rustagi et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Comparison of Metal Stenting with Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Stenting Alone for Treating Malignant Biliary Strictures: Is There an Added Benefit?

(2014) Reem Z. Sharaiha et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Thermal Ablation Versus Repeated Hepatic Resection for Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

(2013) Shao-Jun Zhang et al.   ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation is a Safe Treatment for Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Feasibility and Early Results

(2012) Malkhaz Mizandari et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

Comparative performance of uncoated, self-expanding metal biliary stents of different designs in 2 diameters: final results of an international multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

(2009) Burr J. Loew et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY