Chemoembolization of Hepatic Neoplasms: Safety, Complications, and When to Worry
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Complications of chemoembolization for hepatic neoplasms.
OBJECTIVE To present a safe and effective approach to chemoembolization for hepatic neoplasms, and to discuss the complications of chemoembolization and ways of avoiding them. METHODS The techniques and experience described herein are based on clinical practice at Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, Hubei, China, where over 200 chemoembolization procedures are performed yearly, and on...
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عنوان ژورنال: RadioGraphics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0271-5333,1527-1323
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.19.2.g99mr08399