Open AccessRandomized clinical trial of chemoembolization plus radiofrequency ablation versus partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria
Author(s) -
Liu H.,
Wang Z.G.,
Fu S.Y.,
Li A.J.,
Pan Z.Y.,
Zhou W.P.,
Lau W.Y.,
Wu M.C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.10061
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatectomy , milan criteria , hazard ratio , gastroenterology , randomized controlled trial , proportional hazards model , transcatheter arterial chemoembolization , surgery , percutaneous ethanol injection , confidence interval , ablation , liver transplantation , transplantation , resection
This study aimed to compare sequential treatment by transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) within the Milan criteria.