title: Echolaparoscopic-guided alcohol injection of liver metastases.
abstract: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous alcohol injection of liver metastases or hepatocellular carcinoma represents a well-established alternative to surgery when surgical resection is contraindicated. The aim of this report is to describe the technique of echolaparoscopic-guided alcohol injection of liver metastases in a patient undergoing palliative treatment for adenocarcinoma of the cardia. This procedure provides a more accurate staging of the disease and a safe approach to liver metastases with difficult anatomical location in patients unsuitable for surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Oncologia Chirurgica, Università di Milano, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico I.R.C.C.S., Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Incarbone
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonavina
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lattuada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peracchia
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D002299:Cardia; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol