Portal vein thrombosis after percutaneous ethanol injection of hepatocellular carcinoma
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In the last ten years new techniques, such as percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), have been developed for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Portal vein involvement is a complication of HCC and the role of surgical resection for HCC with tumor thrombi in the portal veins is controversial. Here we present the case of a 58-year-old man, with Child...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082010001100015