Assessment of Chronological Effects of Irreversible Electroporation on Hilar Bile Ducts in a Porcine Model
- Authors
- Choi, Jae Woong; Lu, David S. K.; Osuagwu, Ferdnand; Raman, Steven; Lassman, Charles
- Issue Date
- 2월-2014
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Citation
- CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, v.37, no.1, pp.224 - 230
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
- Volume
- 37
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 224
- End Page
- 230
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/99348
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00270-013-0731-y
- ISSN
- 0174-1551
- Abstract
- To evaluate the chronological effects of irreversible electroporation (IRE) on large hilar bile ducts in an in vivo porcine model correlated with computed tomography (CT) cholangiography and histopathology. Twelve IRE zones were made along hilar bile ducts intraoperatively under ultrasound (US)-guidance in 11 pigs. Paired electrodes were placed either on opposing sides of the bile duct (straddle [STR]) or both on one side of the bile duct (one-sided [OSD]). The shortest electrode-to-duct distance was classified as periductal (a parts per thousand currency sign2 mm) or nonperiductal (> 2 mm). CT cholangiography and laboratory tests were performed before IRE and again at 2 days, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after IRE. Degree of bile duct injury were graded as follows: grade 0 = no narrowing; grade 1 = a parts per thousand currency sign50 % duct narrowing; grade 2 = > 50 % narrowing without proximal duct dilatation; grade 3 = grade 2 with proximal duct dilatation; and grade 4 = grade 3 with enzyme elevation. Pigs were selected for killing and histopathology at 2 days, 4, and 8 weeks. Nonperiductal electrode placement produced no long-term strictures in 5 of 5 ducts. Periductal electrode placement produced mild narrowing in 6 of 7 ducts: 5 grade 1 and 1 grade 2. None showed increased enzymes. There was no significant difference between STR versus OSD electrode placement. Histopathology showed minor but relatively greater ductal mural changes in narrowed ducts. In the larger hilar ducts, long-term patency and mural integrity appear resistant to IRE damage with the energy deposition used, especially if the electrode is not immediately periductal in position.
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