Percutaneous hepatic infarction therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Imamura, M; Shiratori, Y; Sato, S; Obi, S; Okudaira, T; Teratani, T; Kato, N; Shiina, S et al. · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 1998

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

We percutaneously injected ethanol into small vessels afferent to tumor nodules to induce hepatic infarction in areas of tumor caused by hepatocellular carcinoma. Percutaneous hepatic infarction therapy holds promise as a new method of treating large hepatocellular carcinoma.

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