First-line radiofrequency ablation with or without artificial ascites for hepatocellular carcinomas in a subcapsular location: local control rate and risk of peritoneal …

TW Kang, HK Lim, MW Lee, YS Kim, D Choi, H Rhim - Clinical radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Aim To compare the long-term local control of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and risk of
peritoneal seeding via percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) using artificial ascites
with those of RFA without artificial ascites. Materials and methods The Institutional Review
Board approved this retrospective study. From April 2005 to February 2008, 160 patients
(121 men, 39 women; age range 36–79 years) with a single subcapsular HCC (mean size
2.19 cm) were treated with ultrasonography-guided percutaneous RFA as a first-line …
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