Ablación intraductal por radiofrecuencia en neoplasias biliopancreáticas inoperables con ictericia: experiencia en un hospital comarcal / Intraductal ablation by radiofrequency for inoperable biliopancreatic neoplasms with jaundice: experience at a regional hospital

En la actualidad, el tratamiento de elección en las neoplasias biliopancreáticas inoperables y/o irresecables complicadas con ictericia es la colocación de prótesis metálicas biliares, siendo la complicación más frecuente la obstrucción por crecimiento tumoral. La aplicación de ablación por radiofrecuencia (ARF) es una técnica novedosa mínimamente invasiva que tiene como objetivo la termoablación del tejido tumoral que condiciona la estenosis biliar. La experiencia con ARF es exigua, con escasos estudios retrospectivos de casos clínicos y con un número limitado de pacientes, por lo que los hay pocos datos sobre la dificultad técnica, seguridad y seguimiento a corto-medio plazo. Presentamos tres casos (un colangiocarcinoma y dos adenocarcinomas de cabeza pancreática) con ictericia por estenosis biliar en los que se aplica ARF con sonda ELRA durante la colangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE), realizando seguimiento durante diez meses donde se evalúa la dificultad del tratamiento, la eficacia y las complicaciones inmediatas y a medio plazo

The current treatment of choice for inoperable and/or unresectable biliopancreatic neoplasms complicated by jaundice is the placement of metal biliary stents. The most common complication is obstruction due to tumor growth. The application of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new minimally invasive technique for the thermal ablation of the tumor tissue that causes biliary stenosis. Experience with RFA is scarce and there are few retrospective studies of clinical cases with a limited number of patients. Thus, there is little information on technical difficulty, safety and short-medium term monitoring. We present three cases, one cholangiocarcinoma and two pancreatic adenocarcinomas, with jaundice due to biliary stenosis. RFA was used with an ELRA catheter during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The patients were monitored for ten months in order to assess the difficulty of treatment, efficacy and immediate and medium-term complications

Intraductal ablation by radiofrequency for inoperable biliopancreatic neoplasms with jaundice: experience at a regional hospital.

The current treatment of choice for inoperable and/or unresectable biliopancreatic neoplasms complicated by jaundice is the placement of metal biliary stents. The most common complication is obstruction due to tumor growth. The application of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new minimally invasive technique for the thermal ablation of the tumor tissue that causes biliary stenosis. Experience with RFA is scarce and there are few retrospective studies of clinical cases with a limited number of patients. Thus, there is little information on technical difficulty, safety and short-medium term monitoring. We present three cases, one cholangiocarcinoma and two pancreatic adenocarcinomas, with jaundice due to biliary stenosis. RFA was used with an ELRA catheter during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The patients were monitored for ten months in order to assess the difficulty of treatment, efficacy and immediate and medium-term complications.