Transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) remains controversial. This systematic review sought to examine the role of TACE in the treatment of HCC with PVT in either the main portal vein (MPV) or portal vein branches (PVB).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): HPB (Oxford)

Title: HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1477-2574

ISSN (Print): 1365-182X

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2017

Volume: 19

Issue: 8

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[1 ] Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

[2 ] Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

[3 ] Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Electronic address: tcgamblin@mcw.edu.

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Publisher Item ID: S1365-182X(17)30581-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.04.016

PubMed ID: 28552299

SO-VID: d8f2c819-da54-431b-900b-3fca1d40835e

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