title: [Minimally invasive percutaneous ablation of malignant hepatic tumors].
abstract: Three minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of primary and secondary malignant hepatic tumors - percutaneous ethanol injection, laser-induced thermotherapy and percutaneous radiofrequency thermotherapy--are reviewed and discussed. The initial clinical results suggest that these technics are safe and potentially effective in selected patients with inoperable liver tumors.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Ammerland-Klinik GmbH Westerstede, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Göttingen. holtkamp@ammerland.klinik.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Holtkamp
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015552:Injections, Intralesional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol