Experimental study on the feasibility and safety of radiofrequency ablation for secondary splenomagely and hypersplenism

Figure 9 Microscopic appearance of “plenic carnification”of the normal viable splenic tissue distant form ablative lesion at the end of 9^th week after RFA, the tissue structure consolidated, larger vessels occluded, extensive fibrous protein deposited, and the congestive splenic sinusoid disappeared; however, the struc-ture of splenic lymphoid nodule was intact (arrow) (HE. × 40).