Percutaneous Image-Guided Irreversible Electroporation for the Treatment of Unresectable, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Purpose: To describe safety and effectiveness of percutaneous irreversible electroporation (IRE) for treatment of unresectable, locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (LAPC).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 50 patients (23 women, 27 men; age range, 46-91 y; median age, 62.5 y) with biopsy-proven, unresectable LAPC who received percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided IRE.

Comparison of hepatic resection and hepatic transplantation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma among cirrhotic patients.

Background: The benefits of hepatic transplantation (HT) compared with hepatic resection (HR) in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis are controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the results of these therapeutic options.

Methods: The charts of all patients with cirrhosis who underwent HR or HT for HCC between 1997 and 2000 were analyzed.