Some comments about the role of ablation techniques in the management of advanced pancreatic cancer as palliative procedure.

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective minimally invasive treatment for nonsurgical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but ablation of tumors close to the gallbladder could be associated with several complications. We report our experience on the treatment of HCC close to the gallbladder with RFA. Eight RFA procedures were performed in eight patients with HCC larger than 3 cm and less than ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Symptomatic uterine adenomyosis, unresponsive to medical therapy, is a challenging condition for patients who desire to preserve their uterus. This study was an evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic radiofrequency thermal ablation of symptomatic nodular uterine adenomyosis. METHODS Fifteen women with symptomatic nodular adenomyosis, who had no pl...

In this study we used a laser ablation technique for preparation of silver nanoparticles. The fabrication process was carried out by ablation of a silver plate immersed in palm oil. A pulsed Nd:YAG laser at a wavelength of 1064 nm was used for ablation of the plate at different times. The palm coconut oil allowed formation of nanoparticles with very small and uniform particle size, which are di...

We report a case of serious complications following computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed for the treatment of lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia. The patient developed delayed-onset pyopneumothorax, which required 6 months of antibiotic treatment, drainage, and video-assisted thoracoscopic debridement. Although CT-guided RFA is a promising, effective proc...

Amorphous zirconium titanate thin films was prepared on Pt coated silicon substrates by pulsed excimer laser ablation technique at a very low substrate temperature of 200 3OOOC in 0 2 ambient. The temperature and frequency dispersion of dielectric permittivity was investigated on amorphous ZrTiO, thin films. These films exhibited a marked dielectric relaxation at temperatures 500 700 K in a fre...

Thin films of clathrate material have been grown using the laser ablation technique on a variety of substrates. Films deposited on silicon substrates exhibited a significant deficiency of Ga and Ge while the stoichiometry was preserved in films deposited on quartz, sapphire, and glass substrates. Ablation characteristics of the clathrate target for laser radiation at three different wavelengths...

Background: The feasibility of using elasticity imaging techniques for high–intensity–focused–ultrasound (HIFU) ablation monitoring and assessment has been previously demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo (e.g. [1,2]). Nonetheless, effective use of these techniques requires quantitative assessment of the changes in the mechanical properties of the ablated tissue during the treatment process. T...

Globally, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women, which comprises 23% of all female cancers that are newly diagnosed in more than 1.1 million women each year. Over 411 000 deaths result from breast cancer annually; this accounts for over 1.6% of female deaths from all causes. Hyperthermia also called thermal therapy or thermotherapy is a type of cancer treatment in which bo...

This paper describes the fabrication of an artificial insect wing with a rich set of topological features by micromolding a thermosetting resin. An example 12 mm long hoverfly-like wing is fabricated with 50–125 μm vein heights and 100 μm corrugation heights. The solid veins and membrane were simultaneously formed and integrated by a single molding process. Employing a layered laser ablation te...