percutaneous ethanol injection

Percutaneous ethanol injection is a possible treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma.{{cite journal |vauthors=Shiina S, Tateishi R, Imamura M, etal |title=Percutaneous ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma: 20-year outcome and prognostic factors |journal=Liver International |volume=32 |issue=9 |pages=1434–42 |date=October 2012 |pmid=22712520 |pmc=3466412 |doi=10.1111/j.1478-3231.2012.02838.x}}

Also used for thyroid and parathyroid disease.{{cite journal |vauthors=Bennedbaek FN, Karstrup S, Hegedüs L |title=Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy in the treatment of thyroid and parathyroid diseases |journal=European Journal of Endocrinology |volume=136 |issue=3 |pages=240–50 |date=March 1997 |pmid=9100545 |doi=10.1530/eje.0.1360240}}

Instead of removing unwanted tissue surgically it is killed with alcohol.{{cn|date=March 2022}}It is similar in mechanism to Alcohol septal ablation for heart problems.