radiofrquence

BACKGROUND: No touch multibipolar radiofrequency ablation (NTM-RFA) represents a novel therapy that surpasses standard RFA for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it was never compared to surgical resection (SR). We aimed to compare outcomes of NTM-RFA and SR for intermediate-sized HCC. METHODS: Between 2012 and 2016, outcomes of patients primarily treated for solitary HCC ranging from 2 to 5 cm by NTM-RFA or SR at a single-center were compared using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW)...

Deglutition induced supraventricular tachycardia is an uncommon condition postulated to be a vagally mediated phenomenon due to mechanical stimulation. Patients usually present with mild symptoms or may have severe debilitating symptoms. Treatment with Class I agents, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, amiodarone and radiofrquency catheter ablation has shown to be successful in the majority of reported cases. We report the case of a 46-year-old healthy woman presenting with palpitations on swallowing that was documented to be transient atrial tachycardia with aberrant ventricular conduction as well as transient atrial fibrillation...