Efficacy of radiofrequency ablation therapy compared to surgical resection in 164 patients in Japan with single hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 3 cm, along with report of complications. - Concepedia

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Efficacy of radiofrequency ablation therapy compared to surgical resection in 164 patients in Japan with single hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 3 cm, along with report of complications.

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2009

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Atsushi Hiraoka, Norio Horiike, Yoshimasa Yamashita, Yohei Koizumi, Kazuhiro Doi, Yasunori Yamamoto, Aki Hasebe, Soichi Ichikawa, Makoto Yano, Yasunao Miyamoto,

Abstract

In the present study, patients with a single HCC smaller than 3cm who underwent RFA had a lower frequency of severe complications, thus the efficacy of RFA was thought to be equal to a surgical procedure.