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Radiofrequency ablation is a reproducible and safe therapeutic option for treating various tumors and chronic pain syndromes by inducing heat-mediated cell death.
Radiofrequency ablation is a versatile, minimally invasive thermal ablative technique used for treating various tumors and cardiac arrhythmias, offering an alternative to surgery for select patients despite potential vascular and structural complications.
Supports RFA for tumors and pain syndromes; leaves open cardiac applications pending higher-level evidence.
Ablation is the thermal or chemical therapy applied directly to the tissue to cause heat induced cell death. The most popular ablative procedure is radiofrequency which is used to treat certain types of benign neoplasms. Radiofrequency ablation consists of heating the tumor by exposing it to a varying electric field applied using electrodes. The electric field causes the oscillation of free charges and ions through the tissue, producing currents and consequently resistive heating. The radiofrequency ablation uses needle-type electrodes that are introduced directly into liver tumors through laparotomy, laparoscopy, or radiologically guided percutaneously.
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Rafael Guzmán-Cabrera (2018) conducted a review in Tumors and benign neoplasms. Radiofrequency ablation was evaluated. Radiofrequency ablation is a reproducible and safe therapeutic option for treating various tumors and chronic pain syndromes by inducing heat-mediated cell death.
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