Percutaneous ethanol injection or percutaneous acetic acid injection for early hepatocellular carcinoma

Percutaneous ethanol injection in hepatocellular carcinoma.

 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours in Hong Kong.  Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is an established technique of imaging guided regional therapy for small HCC. In this treatment, absolute ethanol (alcohol) is injected via a small needle into the tumour in an attempt to kill the tumour cells.  The total amount of ethanol injected depends mainly on...

Randomised controlled trial comparing percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, and percutaneous acetic acid injection to treat hepatocellular carcinoma of 3 cm or less.

AIMS The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA), percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), and percutaneous acetic acid injection (PAI) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 187 patients with HCCs of 3 cm or less were randomly assigned to RFTA (n = 62), PEI (n = 62), or PAI (n = 63). Tumour recurrence a...

Percutaneous ethanol injection for ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) has been most widely performed as one of the effective ablative techniques for small Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The ideal patient for alcohol injection should have fewer than three HCC tumors, each of which is well defined, less than 3cm in diameter, surrounded by a fibrous shell and not near the surface of the liver. It is contraindicated in patients w...

Percutaneous ethanol injection before liver transplantation in the hepatocellular carcinoma.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The study evaluates the outcome of patients who performed orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) as treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) while on the waiting list, verifying the effectiveness of this treatment in producing tumor necrosis and avoiding dropout and identifying treatment-related complications. MATERIAL AND ME...

Percutaneous ethanol injection before liver transplantation in the hepatocellular carcinoma