Is percutaneous ethanol injection therapy still effective for hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of radiofrequency ablation?

Gut and Liver

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Kwon, Jung Hyeok ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Local ablation therapy; Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROTRIANISENE;

CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METASTASIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 77957591882     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2010.4.S1.S105     Document Type: Review

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