Open AccessComparison of long-term effects between intra-arterially delivered ethanol and Gelfoam for the treatment of severe arterioportal shunt in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Mingsheng Huang,
Lin Q,
Zai-bo Jiang,
Kangshun Zhu,
Sheng Guan,
Zhengran Li,
Hong Shan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i6.825
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , embolization , occlusion , survival rate , surgery , gastroenterology , shunt (medical) , ethanol , chemistry , organic chemistry
To evaluate long-term effect of ethanol embolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with severe hepatic arterioportal shunt (APS), compared with Gelfoam embolization.