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KMID : 1038120210540030413
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Clinical Endoscopy
2021 Volume.54 No. 3 p.413 ~ p.419
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Novel Ablation Therapy Using Endoscopic Irreversible Electroporation in the Bile Duct: A Pilot Animal Study
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Lee Kang-Won
Lee Jae-Min
Choi Hyuk-Soon
Kim Eun-Sun
Keum Bo-Ra
Seo Yeon-Seok
Jeen Yoon-Tae
Um Soon-Ho
Lee Hong-Sik
Chun Hoon-Jai
Kim Chang-Duck
Oh Chi-Hyuk
Kim Hong-Bae
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a relatively new ablation method. However, the application of IRE ablation in the treatment of biliary disease has not been attempted. A minimally invasive approach using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can be a novel therapeutic modality for IRE ablation. In this study, we aimed to investigate the feasibility of endoscopic IRE for the biliary tract using an animal model.
Methods: A new catheter-type electrode was developed for endoscopic IRE ablation of the biliary tract. We performed ERCP and endoscopic IRE ablations in the normal common bile duct of Yorkshire pigs. The experimental setting of IRE was 500 V/cm (50 pulses, 100-μs length). The animals were sacrificed after 24 hr, and the ablated bile duct was examined.
Results: Well-demarcated focal color changes were observed on the mucosa of the common bile duct. The depth of change after IRE was confined to the mucosal and submucosal layers. Apoptotic changes in the bile duct were observed only around the IRE ablation area. Immunohistochemistry assay showed cell death in the bile duct along the electrode.
Conclusions: Endoscopic IRE ablation using ERCP was successfully performed in the common bile duct. It can be a potential option for the treatment of biliary tumors.
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KEYWORD
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Ablation, Bile duct, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, Irreversible electroporation
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