A comparative study of radiofrequency ablation and ethanol injection under different guidance means for 105 patients with primary and metastatic hepatic cancer / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect and safety of the application of radiofrequency ablation(RFA) and ethanol injectionunder the different guidance means for105 patients with primary and metastatic hepatic cancer.Methods Aretrospective study was accom-plished on the radiofrequency ablation and ethanol injection for105 patients with primary and metastatic hepatic cancer under the guidance ofultrasound(56 cases),CT(12 cases),laparoscope(9 cases),open surgery(26 cases) and ultrasound associated with laparoscopic(2cases).Results The operations of RFA with the shortest time were guided by ultrasound(0.8?0.3) h,while the longest operations wereguided by open surgery(3.6?2.5) h(P