Short- and long-term effects of transarterial chemoembolization on portal hypertension in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Bernhard ScheinerGregor UlbrichMattias MandorferThomas ReibergerChristian MüllerFredrik WaneckMichael TraunerClaus KölblingerArnulf FerlitschWolfgang SieghartMarkus Peck-RadosavljevicMatthias Pinter

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2019)

Repeated TACE was associated with a significant long-term increase in HVPG. This should be considered when deciding whether to continue with TACE or switch to systemic treatment, since CSPH drives the development of complications.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
radiofrequency ablation
risk factors
liver metastases
drug induced