Objective: Summarize current knowledge of lymphatic malformation medical, sclerotherapy,
and surgical treatment; and highlight areas of treatment controversy and treatment difficulty …

Only 20% of patients with primary or secondary liver tumours are suitable for resection
because of extrahepatic disease or the anatomical distribution of their disease. These …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous image-guided sclerotherapy of
lymphangiomas with use of acetic acid. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve patients with …

Chemical ablation with absolute ethanol is the most established technique of imaging-
guided regional therapy for small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs), with long-term survival …

Oral ingestion of concentrated acetic acid causes corrosive injury of the gastrointestinal tract.
To assess the effects of a low concentration of acetic acid on gastric mucosa, we examined …

Percutaneous chemical ablation is an established image-guided therapy for liver cancer that
is relatively simple to perform and requires no specialized equipment. Chemical ablation …

PURPOSE: Acetic acid has been employed as a chemical ablation agent for liver tumors
because of its superior diffusion characteristics compared with ethanol and the resulting …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the distribution of acetic acid mixed with
iodinated contrast agent during percutaneous acetic acid injection on CT fluoroscopy for …

Purpose: To provide an overview of the state of the art of tissue chemoablation in animal and
human organs and cancers. We also describe our experience with the feasibility …