No ‐touch ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma has the potential to prevent intrasubsegmental recurrence to the same degree as surgical resection

ConclusionThe no ‐touch pincer ablation procedure has the potential to prevent intrasubsegmental recurrence after RFA for patients with HCC to the same degree as partial resection.

Source: Hepatology Research - November 6, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yusuke Kawamura, Kenji Ikeda, Junichi Shindoh, Yuta Kobayashi, Kayoko Kasuya, Shunichiro Fujiyama, Tetsuya Hosaka, Masahiro Kobayashi, Satoshi Saitoh, Hitomi Sezaki, Norio Akuta, Fumitaka Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Yasuji Arase, Masaji Hashim Tags: Original Article Source Type: research