Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) is a procedure that can ease chronic pain for some people. The procedure uses radio waves that produce electrical currents. These currents heat and kill a small, ...

Varicose veins are a common condition that affects many people, especially women and older people. They are often unsightly and can cause discomfort, such as pain, itching, and swelling. While ...

Management of varicose veins is one of the most common surgical procedures. In this randomized controlled trial, the minimally invasive RFA procedure outperformed conventional surgical stripping, at ...

For the first time among government medical college hospitals in south Tamil Nadu, the Department of General Surgery of Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital has started performing Radio Frequency ...

Radiofrequency ablation can be an effective treatment for neck and back pain, as well as for certain types of growths, like tumors. Although radiofrequency ablation is minimally invasive, it’s normal ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment that can sometimes relieve chronic back pain. During the procedure, a doctor inserts a thin metal probe into the painful area. The probe ...

We learned many lessons from the 3000 RFA procedures for hepatic tumors during the past 9 years. The most important lessons, with consensus of the six operators at our institution, were that ...