The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of RF interstitial thermal ablation for
treating hepatic cancer. Fifty patients, 39 who had 41 hepatocellular carcinoma nodules and 11 …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of expandable RF needle electrodes in
the treatment of hepatic cancer. Thirty-seven patients, 23 of whom had 26 hepatocellular …

… /L (range, 12–20 μg/L), which was a significant decrease from the baseline values (P <.001). …
/L (range, 18–44 μg/L) and remained significantly lower than the baseline values (P = .002). …

Purpose Very few patients affected by hepatocellular carcinoma can undergo surgery, though
it is considered the only curative therapy. We evaluated minimally invasive, percutaneous …

… difference was found between overall survival rate of first and second groups p = 0.80). …
the diseasefree survival rate of first and second groups p = 0.79). As for the kind of recurrence, …

… Multivariate analysis identified Child-Pugh class B (P ¼ 0.013), first recurrence 24 months
after RFA (P < 0.001), local recurrence (P < 0.001), and advanced nonlocal recurrence (P < …

… thrombi (p < 0.0005). Compared with sonography, it displayed higher sensitivity for identifying
malignancy in all thrombi (p = 0.02) and in those without continuity with tumor tissue (p < …

The purpose of this article is to present the early results of a multicentre trial using HepaSphere
microspheres loaded with chemotherapeutic agents for transarterial chemoembolization (…

… The use of concomitant IOUS and PDE significantly improved the detection of liver metastases
in comparison with preoperative CT (P = 0.0029). The use of IOUS alone, however, did …

The term stuck catheter refers to the condition in which a catheter is not removable from a
central vein using standard techniques. Although it is a rare complication, in the last few years …