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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1997
Table 2 Cause of death of post-PEI patients with small HCC, according to Child-Pugh classification and number of treatment sessions
| Child-Pugh classification | Number of treatment sessions | ||||||
| A (n = 10) | B (n = 13) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
| Cancer growth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hepatic failure | |||||||
| Cancer (+) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Cancer (–) | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Citation: Taniguchi M, Kim SR, Imoto S, Ikawa H, Ando K, Mita K, Fuki S, Sasase N, Matsuoka T, Kudo M, Hayashi Y. Long-term outcome of percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for minimum-sized hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(13): 1997-2002
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i13/1997.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1997