Long-term outcome of intraoperative radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma and its efficacy as a primary treatment.

Jongduk Kwon Kwang-Sik Chun In-Sang Song Seok-Hwan Kim Sunjong Han

Published in: Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery (2020)

Therapeutic outcomes of IO-RFA were comparable to those of surgical resection. Additionally, 1-RFA might be an alternative treatment for naïve HCC in patients with uncompensated liver function and severe comorbidities.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
patients undergoing
insulin resistance
replacement therapy