Percutaneous hepatic infarction therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE
We percutaneously injected ethanol into small vessels afferent to tumor nodules to induce hepatic infarction in areas of tumor caused by hepatocellular carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Percutaneous hepatic infarction therapy holds promise as a new method of treating large hepatocellular carcinoma.
Imamura
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine (II), University of Tokyo, Japan.
Shiratori
Y
Y
Sato
S
S
Obi
S
S
Okudaira
T
T
Teratani
T
T
Kato
N
N
Shiina
S
S
Omata
M
M
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012997:Solvents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
D012997:Solvents; D000431:Ethanol