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percutaneous-liver-tumour-ablation
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"HCC: the Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) group recommendations 3 have been widely adopted for HCC treatment decision and percutaneous ablation is recommended, as an alternative to surgery, for:"

Line 6:84 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '3h'.
Adjectival Hyphens
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"reported post-ablation self-limiting symptoms include"

Line 102:13 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-ablation'.

"post-procedural complications include"

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Acronyms
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"stage A (performance status 0-2 and Child-Pugh score A-C) - early stage: solitary lesion >2 cm or early multifocal disease characterised by up to 3 lesions measuring less than 3 cm"

Line 9:61 · 'A-C' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"poor patient performance status (ECOG >3)"

Line 34:44 · 'ECOG' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Indications
  • H1 Contraindications
  • H1 Preprocedural evaluation
  • H1 Procedure
  • H2 Equipment
  • H2 Technique
  • H2 Postprocedural care
  • H1 Postprocedural evaluation
  • H2 Radiographic features
  • H1 Complications
  • H1 Outcomes
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 See also

"Preprocedural evaluation"

Line 47:1 · "Preprocedural evaluation" should be H1, not H2.
There Is
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"Percutaneous liver tumour ablation techniques are well-established and effective therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of primary and secondary liver tumours. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and colorectal oligometastatic disease are the most common indications. There are specific indications and contraindications, but the techniques are mostly limited to small oligonodular and favourably-located lesions."

Line 1:309 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.
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