Percutaneous ethanol injection explained

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.

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Notes and References

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

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