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Application of Artificial Pleural Effusion in Microwave Ablation of Liver Tumor
Image-guided percutaneous thermal ablation therapy, such as radiofrequency or microwave, has been widely used for liver tumors. However, when the tumors are located in the hepatic dome, it is difficult to perf...
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Microwave Ablation for Adenomyosis
Several minimally invasive ways, including uterine artery embolization, high-intensity focused ultrasound, radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and so on, have been used to reduce the patients’ symptom...
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Artificial Ascites in Assisting Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Hepatic Tumors Adjacent to the Gastrointestinal Tract
When a hepatic tumor is adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract (GT), the thermal ablation therapy could probably damage the GT to induce serious complications. Gastrointestinal perforation is the most importan...
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Microwave Ablation for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
Minimally invasive uterine-conserving treatments have been proposed to relieve the symptom and improve quality of life of patients with fibroids. Therefore, it is crucial to use minimally or noninvasive therap...