ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy (On-demand)

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker shares their experience using biliary radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the treatment of bile duct malignancies. They discuss a specific case of a 65-year-old woman with a high-grade dysplastic adenoma and the use of a 10 French RFA probe. The speaker explains their preferred settings, including soft coag, 7 watts, and 90 seconds of treatment. They also mention waiting three minutes before withdrawing the probe to reduce bleeding risk. The speaker emphasizes the simplicity of the procedure and mentions the placement of a stent after treatment. The video concludes with the expectation of the patient returning to have the stent removed in a few weeks. No credits were given in the transcript provided.

Keywords

biliary radiofrequency ablation

bile duct malignancies

RFA probe

high-grade dysplastic adenoma

soft coag