CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2020; 4(03): 175-183
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715775
Guidelines

Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Expert Consensus Statements for Ablation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Part II

1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Shyamkumar N. Keshava
2   Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Clinical Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Naveen Kalra
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Sreedhara B. Chaluvashetty
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Amar Mukund
3   Department of Interventional Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Shuvro H. Roy-Choudhury
4   Department of Radiology, NH Group of Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
,
Sanjay Saran Baijal
5   Department of Interventional Radiology, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Anubhav Khandelwal
5   Department of Interventional Radiology, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Venkatesh Hosur Ananthashayana
3   Department of Interventional Radiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Sathya Narayanan R.
2   Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Clinical Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Suyash S. Kulkarni
6   Department of Interventional Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
7   Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Nitin Sudhakar Shetty
6   Department of Interventional Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
7   Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Arun Gupta
8   Department of Interventional Radiology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Sanjay Gupta
9   Department of Interventional Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, United States
› Author Affiliations
Financial Disclosures None.

Abstract

Locoregional therapies play an important role in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Percutaneous ablation is one of the most commonly employed nonsurgical methods for treating very early and early HCC. For small HCC, ablation is potentially curative and competes with surgical resection. The widespread availability and the spectrum of ablative techniques mandate uniform approach among interventional radiologists. Thus, it is desirable to have a consensus regarding various aspects of the liver ablation. This article represents a consensus document of the experts from the Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology involved in the care of patients with HCC. The statements are presented in two parts.



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