Percutaneous ethanol injection in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: A simple, effective and cheap procedure for percutaneous ablation

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-

  Giorgio, Antonio ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale D Cotugno   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABLATION THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION; PERCUTANEOUS ETHANOL INJECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; INJECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MEDICAL SOCIETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955651185     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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