Not to be confused with Monty Hall. Monty Halls (born 5 November 1966, England) is a TV broadcaster, explorer and marine biologist.
Accordingly, the procedure as described herein is termed as Ventral Only Ablation of Tongue (VOAT), and is generally an office-based procedure without requiring hospitalization or intubation for patients.he electro-surgical device 100 is preferably an RF ablation device. The device can comprise a bipolar element on a 1-2 mm wide shaft, the shaft emitting a focused RF field (beam) for performing the VOAT procedure.
For many patients who have, or who are suspected of having pancreatic disease, their doctor may recommend that they undergo a type of procedure called an endoscopic ultrasound, or more often known as EUS. An EUS is a type of endoscopic examination. It involves the insertion of a thin tube into the mouth and down into the stomach and the first part of the small intestine. At the tip of the tube is a small ultrasound probe that emits sound waves.