Open AccessTransarterial chemoembolization and microwave ablation for early hepatocellular carcinoma in a Nigerian
Author(s) -
Ninalowo Hammed,
Aderemi Omololu Oluyemi,
Balogun Babatunde
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the annals of african surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2523-0816
pISSN - 1999-9674
DOI - 10.4314/aas.v19i1.11
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , microwave ablation , medicine , ablation , tumor ablation , radiology , disease , general surgery
The West African subregion has a high number of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and this is partly because of a lack of expertise and health infrastructure for the delivery of effective locoregional therapies for patients who present with early disease. This report documents the successful treatment of a case of early HCC in a Nigerian patient using a combination of transarterial chemoembolization and microwave ablation techniques. We showed that, despite difficulties, such techniques are possible. It is our hope that this publication will help stimulate discussion, policy changes, and other alterations necessary to establish beneficial high-end techniques for the alleviation of the health burden of HCC patients in Nigeria.