Percutaneous microwave ablation of exophytic tumours in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: Safe or not?

Jianmin DingYan ZhouYandong WangXiang JingFengmei WangYijun Wang

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2017)

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous MWA is safe and effective for exophytic tumours in HCC patients. Treated by MWA, the HCC patients with exophytic tumours can get the similar local response and long-term outcome to those with non-exophytic subcapsular tumours.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
radiofrequency ablation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
fine needle aspiration
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation