TIPS is a procedure that helps correct blood flow problems in the liver by connecting two blood vessels with stent, also known as a shunt.
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Percutaneous ablation treats tumors by using specialized needles that freeze or heat up the tissue killing the cancerous cells, without the need of surgery.
Cryoablation uses extremely cold temperatures to kill cancer cells. Doctors started using it to treat small kidney cancer tumors as early as 1999, and the results have been extremely impressive.
Chemoembolization, or TACE procedure, delivers chemotherapy directly to liver tumors through the artery that supplies blood to the tumor.
Percutaneous lung cancer ablation involves treatments using specialized needles that destroy cancer cells using heat or freezing temperatures. No open surgery is required.
