Radiofrequency ablation of recurrent cholangiocarcinoma after orthotopic liver transplantation -- a case report |
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| Authors: | Rai Rakesh Manas Derek Rose John |
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| Affiliation: | 1. HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK
2. Department of Interventional Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK |
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| Abstract: | AIM: To report the use of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of recurrenct cholangiocarcinoma in the transplanted liver. METHODS: A lady who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma recurrence of tumour 13 mo after tralsplantation inspite of adjuvant chemotherapy. Her recurrent tumour was treated with radiofrequency ablation. RESULTS: She survived for 18 mo following the recurrence of her tumour. CONCLUSION: Radiofrequency ablation can be used safely in the transplanted liver to treat recurrent tumour. |
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| Keywords: | Cholangiocarcinoma Orthotopic liver transplantation Radiofrequency ablation Recurrence |
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