Endoscopic stent placement combined with tumor ablation therapy

Publication date: Available online 3 June 2015 Source:Gastrointestinal Intervention Author(s): Rajesh Gupta , D. Nageshwar Reddy The palliative therapy of advanced pancreato-biliary cancers is focused primarily on biliary stenting in majority of patients. However, biliary stent occlusion or dysfunction is a main concern. Several types of stents have bleed designed and studied to improve stent function, but with limited success. The local ablative therapy, such as photodynamic therapy (PDT) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in combination with biliary stenting is a paradigm shift in the management of advanced pancreato-biliary malignancies. The current review analyses the data on the role of combining either PDT or RFA with biliary stenting in inoperable pancreato-biliary malignancies.
Source: Gastrointestinal Intervention - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research