We have located links that may give you full text access.
CASE REPORTS
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Air-blocking ablation of osteoid osteoma; a technical note.
Skeletal Radiology 2017 July
Osteoid osteoma accounts for approximately 10-12% of all benign bone tumors. Surgery was the treatment of choice for osteoid osteomas until percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was introduced in 1992. Although RFA is generally considered curative in the treatment of osteoid osteoma, disease recurrence after ablation has been reported. We report a case in which RFA was delayed by the presence air surrounding the ablation probe. In this case, ablation could only be performed after the probe was removed and saline was injected through the introducer needle to displace the air. Air is reported to decrease radiofrequency energy transmission; a simple measure like injecting saline through an introducer could prevent such a complication. We also suggest that partial air in the ablation bed surrounding the ablation probe could decrease the energy transmission and may be one of the causes of early recurrences. Saline injection could be helpful in providing a more reliable environment for ablation.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Challenges in Septic Shock: From New Hemodynamics to Blood Purification Therapies.Journal of Personalized Medicine 2024 Februrary 4
Molecular Targets of Novel Therapeutics for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A New Era of Nephroprotection.International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 April 4
Perioperative echocardiographic strain analysis: what anesthesiologists should know.Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 2024 April 11
The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of endocarditis.European Heart Journal 2024 April 18
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app