Treatment Options
Einstein Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation offers patients with liver disease treatment options ranging from high-powered
medications such as pegylated interferons to complex liver transplantation surgery. Read the information below or click a
link to learn more.
Radiofrequency Ablation This life-prolonging minimally invasive technique is used to treat both primary and metastatic liver cancers. Radiofrequency
ablation kills tumors up to five centimeters in diameter by heating them to high temperatures (80 to 100 degrees C).
Doctors insert a thin needle into a tumor. An electrical current passes through the tip of the needle, which becomes very
hot and destroys the tumor. The procedure lasts 10 to 15 minutes. Most patients return home the same day. One of the benefits
of radiofrequency ablation is that there are few side effects, compared with chemotherapy and traditional radiation treatments.
TIPS TreatmentFor patients with cirrhosis and other forms of advanced liver disease, uncontrolled bleeding from ruptured veins (varices)
can be fatal.
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Life After Liver TransplantationWhile organs are always in short supply, new methods of liver transplantation are helping more patients than ever before.
New surgical techniques and use of immunosuppressant drugs have made it possible for liver transplant patients to live longer
and greatly improve their quality of life. At Einstein Center for Liver Disease, our survival rates are 87 percent, higher
than the national average of 80 percent.
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