Balloon-occluded transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: History, background, and the roles

Super-selective lipiodol balloon-occluded transarterial chemoembolization (SSLB-TACE) increases lipiodol accumulation in the targeted nodule. To understand the mechanism of increased accumulation, it is necessary to understand intra-hepatic collateral system and rheology of lipiodol. Although SSLB-T...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Irie, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Sodai Hoshiai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii190025