Laparoscopically guided bipolar radiofrequency ablation of areas of porcine liver

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 729-733

  Curley, S A ^a   Davidson, B S ^a   Fleming, R Y ^a   Izzo, F ^a   Stephens, L C ^b   Tinkey, P ^b   Cromeens, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation; Laparoscopic ultrasound; Liver

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; SWINE;

EID: 0031178008     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900437     Document Type: Article

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