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Focused Ultrasound Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Focused ultrasound is a noninvasive, therapeutic technology with the potential to improve the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with malignant obstructive jaundice. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it Works<\/strong>
Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces precise ablation (thermal destruction of tissue) enabling malignant obstructive jaundice to be treated noninvasively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advantages<\/strong>
The primary options for treatment of malignant obstructive jaundice include endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a noninvasive alternative to surgery with less risk of complications \u2013 such as surgical wound healing or infection \u2013 at a lower cost. It can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue and is repeatable, if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for treatment of malignant obstructive jaundice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Focused ultrasound treatment for malignant obstructive jaundice is not yet approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notable Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Niu S1, Cheng L, Qiao Y, Fu YF, Cao C.\u00a0Combined Stent Insertion and High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Patients With Malignant Obstructive Jaundice<\/strong><\/a>. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2016 Oct 25.

Wang K, Zhu H, Meng Z, Chen Z, Lin J, Shen Y, Gao H.\u00a0Safety evaluation of high-intensity focused ultrasound in patients with pancreatic cancer<\/strong><\/a>. Onkologie. 2013;36(3):88-92. doi: 10.1159\/000348530.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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