Technical Aspects of Sclerotherapy

Tumour ablation: technical aspects

Image-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive, relatively low-risk procedure for tumour treatment. Local recurrence and survival rates depend on the rate of complete ablation of the entire tumour including a sufficient margin of surrounding healthy tissue. Currently a variety of different RFA devices are available. The interventionalist must be able to predict ...

Technical aspects of the data

Technical aspects of enteral nutrition.

Advances in technical aspects of enteral feeding such as the manufacture of tubes from polyurethane or silicone have helped promote the science of enteral nutrition. Nasoenteral tubes have few complications, apart from a high unwanted extubation rate and some reluctance from patients because of cosmetic unacceptability. Needle jejunostomy has low morbidity but can only be placed at laparotomy. ...

Technical aspects of intestinal transplantation.

Since the advent of the potent immunosuppressive agent FK 506, intestinal transplantation has become a feasible therapeutic option for patients with irreversible intestinal failure. In this chapter, we present our clinical experience with intestinal transplantation, focusing on the technical aspects of both the donor and recipient operations. The logistics of the operative procedure have been d...

Technical aspects of surface mechanomyography

The technical aspects of detecting surface mechanomyographic (MMG) signals are important, particularly when a laboratory first decides to conduct MMG research, or when detecting MMG signals from muscles in new applications, such as for prosthesis control. Of particular importance is the amount of contact pressure applied over the sensor, since high contact pressures can attenuate the muscle fib...