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The mean age of the patients was 66.9\u2009\u00b1\u200910.7 years, with 60 males (63.8%). Forty-five patients (47.9%) underwent eRFA (ELRA\n                      <jats:sup>TM<\/jats:sup>\n                      , STARmed, Republic of Korea) before stenting. The patients\u2019 age, gender, type of cancer, laboratory values (alanine aminotransferase [ALT], aspartate aminotransferase [AST], and gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT]), Bismuth-Corlette classification of tumors, and stent patency were retrospectively analyzed. The study's primary objective was to evaluate the impact of pre-stenting ELRA therapy on stent patency. Secondary objectives included comparing changes in post-procedural biochemical parameters, complication rates, and other parameters between the ELRA and non-ELRA groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The median follow-up was 17 months. Technical success was 100% in both groups, with no procedure-related major complications or mortality. Minor complications included fever and mild abdominal pain, with no significant difference between the groups. Post-procedure total bilirubin, ALT, AST, and GGT levels significantly decreased compared to pre-procedure values in the ELRA group. In contrast, no significant difference was observed in the non-ELRA group. The median duration of primary patency was 6 months for all patients, significantly longer in the ELRA group compared to the non-ELRA group (8 vs. 6 months, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>eRFA performed using the ELRA catheter before biliary stenting is a technically successful, minimally invasive, and safe procedure that can potentially increase the duration of stent patency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00368504251356422","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]],"date-time":"2025-06-30T06:23:12Z","timestamp":1751264592000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The effect of percutaneous endobiliary radiofrequency ablation on biliary stent patency"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"108","author":[{"given":"Erbil","family":"Arik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Marmara University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fahrettin Yusuf","family":"Altintas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9881-7240","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Onur","family":"Taydas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2331-1923","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omer Faruk","family":"Topaloglu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmet Burak","family":"Kara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mahmut","family":"Ciner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Omer Faruk","family":"Sevinc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1934-5346","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mustafa","family":"Ozdemir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Adem","family":"Senturk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmet Tarik","family":"Eminler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mehmet Halil","family":"Ozturk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sakarya University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","article-title":"Intraductal radiofrequency ablation plus biliary stent versus stent alone for malignant biliary obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"12","author":"de Oliveira Veras M","year":"2024","unstructured":"de Oliveira Veras M, de Moura DTH, McCarty TR, et al. 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