Radiofrequency ablation treatment in proximity to the gallbladder without subsequent acute cholecystitis.
Initial reports have suggested that proximity of liver tumors to the gallbladder may increase the risk for cholecystitis after radiofrequency ablation. A colon adenocarcinoma metastasis to the liver in contact with the gallbladder was successfully treated with radiofrequency ablation without subsequent cholecystitis.
Patti
Jay W
JW
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Building 10, Room 1C641, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Neeman
Ziv
Z
Wood
Bradford J
BJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002764:Cholecystitis; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged