One advantage of this approach is that intraoperative ultrasound can be used, which may result in more accurate location and visualization of the target tissue. Click here to see what a laparoscopic approach looks like. A third option is the open approach. This is what most people probably think of when they think of an operation. An incision is made in the area to be treated, and the surgeon can directly visualize the procedure.
General anesthesia is necessary, and the recovery period is a bit longer.
Click here to see what a open approach looks like. Patients may experience a slight fever for two or three days after the procedure. Physicians often allow the fever to resolve without intervention. Sometimes use of the RITA System is combined with other treatments, such as drug therapy. The choice of therapy may depend upon the type of tissue the physician intends to treat, the number, size, and location of these areas, the general health of the patient, the severity of the disease, and other factors.