Use of multipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases is effective and has a relatively low recurrence rate, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin in Berlin, Germany.
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If you’re constantly reaching for antacids to control your heartburn, you may have a more serious problem called reflux disease. Some 25 million Americans have it* and now they have a new option to treat it. Using a newly-approved device for the first time in the U.S., doctors have performed surgery to fix reflux problems without making a single incision.
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There is a nonsurgical procedure performed by an interventional radiologist that takes less than an hour and involves only a small nick in the skin.Interventional radiologists use ultrasound imaging to thread a laser into the vein to seal it, redirecting blood flow to healthy veins. This is a nonsurgical alternative that is performed in the doctor’s office using only a local anesthetic and patients resume normal activities almost immediately.
