| Literature DB >> 14585572 |
Ziv Neeman1, Steven K Libutti, Jay W Patti, Bradford J Wood.
Abstract
Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) may not be an absolute contraindication for hepatic radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Although the data are sparse, PVT is commonly considered a contraindication to RFA. PVT has actually been described as a complication following RFA. RFA was used to treat a 3.9 x 2.9 cm primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a patient with concomitant PVT without complication. RFA can be safely performed in this setting but further studies could clarify this issue.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14585572 PMCID: PMC2374755 DOI: 10.1016/s0899-7071(03)00015-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Imaging ISSN: 0899-7071 Impact factor: 1.605