Liver tumor ablation techniques

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 157-164

  Scudamore, Charles H ^a,b   Patterson, Emma J ^a   Shapiro, A M James ^a   Buczkowski, Andrzej K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Ethanol injection; In situ ablation; Laser photocoagulation; Live tumors; Microwave coagulation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING; CANCER SURGERY; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER TUMOR; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE DEGENERATION;

EID: 0030847451     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08941939709032152     Document Type: Review

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