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Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment in Proximity to the Gallbladder Without Subsequent Acute Cholecystitis

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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.

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  1. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center,, Building 10, Room 1C641, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

    Jay W. Patti, Ziv Neeman & Bradford J. Wood

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Patti, J., Neeman, Z. & Wood, B. Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment in Proximity to the Gallbladder Without Subsequent Acute Cholecystitis . CVIR 26, 413–415 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-003-0015-z

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