Portal vein embolization using absolute ethanol: Evaluation of its safety and efficacy

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 676-681

  Igami, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ebata, Tomoki ^a   Yokoyama, Yukihiro ^a   Sugawara, Gen ^a   Takahashi, Yu ^a   Nagino, Masato ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absolute ethanol; Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein embolization; Portal vein embolization

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; DISTAL CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIHILAR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; PERIPHERAL INTRAHEPATIC CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN EMBOLIZATION; VOLUMETRY; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; BLOOD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PORTAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84906336934     PISSN: 18686974     EISSN: 18686982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.113     Document Type: Article

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