No-touch ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma has the potential to prevent intrasubsegmental recurrence to the same degree as surgical resection.
Yusuke KawamuraKenji IkedaJunichi ShindohYuta KobayashiKayoko KasuyaShunichirou FujiyamaTetsuya HosakaMasahiro KobayashiSatoshi SaitohHitomi SezakiNorio AkutaFumitaka SuzukiYoshiyuki SuzukiYasuji AraseMasaji HashimotoHiromitsu KumadaPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2018)
The no-touch pincer ablation procedure has the potential to prevent intrasubsegmental recurrence after RFA for patients with HCC to the same degree as partial resection.