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From: Rescue radiofrequency ablation or percutaneous ethanol injection: a strategy for failed RALPPS stage-1 in patients with cirrhosis-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Fig. 1

a First week after the RALPPS stage-1, ultrasound imaging showed an arterioportal shunt (APS) in the right ligated lobes [red arrow]. Note: RALPPS, radiofrequency-assisted ALPPS (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy). b After three sessions of rescue percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) with 10 mL ethanol each time, the APS disappeared [red arrow]

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