Polyvinyl alcohol embolization adjuvant to oily chemoembolization in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with arterioportal shunts

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-319

  Yeo, Ju Kim ^a   Hae, Giu Lee ^a   Jeong, Mi Park ^b   Yeon, Soo Lim ^a   Myung, Hee Chung ^a   Mi, Sook Sung ^a   Won, Jong Yoo ^a   Hyun, Wook Lim ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatic arteries, chemotherapeutic embolization; Liver neoplasms, chemotherapeutic embolization; Shunts, arterioportal

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; MITOMYCIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIZED OIL; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548294683     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.4.311     Document Type: Article

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