Percutaneous ethanol injection

Percutaneous ethanol injection is a possible treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.[1]

Also used for thyroid and parathyroid disease.[2]

Instead of removing unwanted tissue surgically it is killed with alcohol.

It is similar in mechanism to Alcohol septal ablation for heart problems.

See also

References
  1. Shiina S, Tateishi R, Imamura M, et al. (October 2012). "Percutaneous ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma: 20-year outcome and prognostic factors". Liver International. 32 (9): 1434–42. doi:10.1111/j.1478-3231.2012.02838.x. PMC 3466412. PMID 22712520.
  2. Bennedbaek FN, Karstrup S, Hegedüs L (March 1997). "Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy in the treatment of thyroid and parathyroid diseases". European Journal of Endocrinology. 136 (3): 240–50. doi:10.1530/eje.0.1360240. PMID 9100545.


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