Percutaneous ethanol injection
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Percutaneous ethanol injection is a possible treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.[1]
Also used for thyroid and parathyroid disease.[2]
Instead of removing unwanted tissue surgically it is killed with alcohol.[citation needed]It is similar in mechanism to Alcohol septal ablation for heart problems.
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