Hepatic parenchymal changes following transcatheter embolization and chemoembolization in a rabbit tumor model.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) on liver function, hepatic damage, and hepatic fibrogenesis in a rabbit tumor model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-nine New Zealand white rabbits implanted with VX2 tum...

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Main Authors: Yong Wang, Bin Xiong, Bin Liang, Hui Zhao, Hui Li, Jun Qian, Hui-Min Liang, Gan-Sheng Feng, Chuan-Sheng Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743795?pdf=render