Open AccessTranscatheter arterial chemoembolization followed by immediate radiofrequency ablation for large solitary hepatocellular carcinomas
Author(s) -
Zhijun Wang
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i26.4192
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , transcatheter arterial chemoembolization , coagulative necrosis , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , survival rate , ablation , alanine aminotransferase , necrosis , percutaneous , surgery
To assess the technical safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with immediate radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for large hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) (maximum diameter ≥ 5 cm).