Trans-arterial chemo-embolization is safe and effective for very elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2521-2528

  Cohen, Matan J ^a   Bloom, Allan I ^a   Barak, Orly ^a   Klimov, Alexander ^a   Nesher, Tova ^a   Shouval, Daniel ^a   Levi, Izhar ^a   Shibolet, Oren ^a,b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chemoembolization; Complications; Elderly; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Prognosis; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84877281966     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2521     Document Type: Article

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