Presented by Pascal R Fuchshuber at the PG Course: Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Saturday, March 25, 2017 Keyword(s): ABS, ACS, allied health, AMA, American Board of Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, CME, continuing medical education, curriculum, expert witness, fellows, …
PG Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE): Ablation Technologies – RFA, Microwave, HIFU
Pascal Fuchshuber, MD RFA vs MWA–1:20 fundamental physics–2:13 deposition of energy–3:38 stages of RFA–5:20 tissue effect–6:46 RFA & dispersive electrode–9:24 indications for ablation–11:10 ablation risks–12 Keyword(s): biliary stricture, biloma, Bovie, dispersive electrode, hematoma, hemorrhage, hepatic abscess, impedence, liver necrosis, monopolar, MWA, palliative, RFA, skin burns, thermal energy, thermal injury, thermal spread, tissue ablation, unresectable lesion
Fundamentals for the Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE): Ultrasonic Energy Systems – Part 2
James Choi, M.D. CUSA–1:47 tissue fragmentation–3:57 tissue strength–5:20 irrigation–7:16 suction–9:40 cooling–10:35 pitfalls–13:12 Keyword(s): CUSA, liver surgery