Interventional and synthetic therapy of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of interventional therapy in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).


METHODS
Thirty-three patients with HCC were synthetically treated by systematic measures. Among them, percutaneous port-catheter system (PCS) implantation via the femoral artery was performed in 21 cases. Patients with haemorrhage were treated with prothrombin complex concentrate and fibroraas, and patients with hepatic encephalopathy by branched-chain amino acids and arginine.


RESULTS
All indwelling catheters of PCS were patent and no catheter tip dislocations were observed. Of 33 patients with advanced HCC, the mean survival rate was 20.1 months and 12 (36%) patients survived more than 2 years.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with advanced HCC were treated by synthetic measures. Survival was prolonged, quality of life was improved significantly, and the effectiveness of interventional therapy was further improved.
Cao
Xicai
X
Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China.
He
Nengshu
N
Sun
Jianzhong
J
Wang
Song
S
Ji
Xunming
X
Fan
Hailun
H
Wang
Jinsheng
J
Zhang
Changlin
C
Yang
Jianguo
J
Lu
Tiwen
T
Li
Jianhua
J
Zhang
Guoxin
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate