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. 2020 Nov 12;94(1118):20200702. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20200702

Table 1.

The role of interventional radiology in patients with pancreatic cancer

 Percutaneous biopsy
 Management of post-operative complications Drainage of fluid collections
Percutaneous biliary drainage
Post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage
 Palliative use of Interventional Radiology Percutaneous biliary interventions Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
Biliary stent placement
Intraductal radiofrequency ablation
Management of the complications of biliary interventions
Palliation of malignant gastroduodenal obstruction Duodenal stenting
Pain management/Celiac ganglia blockage/Neurolysis
 Locoregional therapies Irreversible electroporation
Thermal ablation Radiofrequency ablation
Microwave ablation
Cryoablation
 Treatment of metastatic disease (Liver) Percutaneous thermal ablation
Radioembolization