Journal of hepatology
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Journal of hepatology · Oct 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA randomized controlled trial of radiofrequency ablation and surgical resection in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma.
The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with surgical resection (RES) in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ⋯ In patients with small hepatocellular carcinomas, percutaneous RFA may provide therapeutic effects similar to those of RES. However, percutaneous RFA is more likely to be incomplete for the treatment of small HCCs located at specific sites of the liver, and open or laparoscopic surgery may be the better choice.