Percutaneous hot water injection and microwave coagulation therapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatology Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 192-200

  Yamasaki, Takahiro ^a   Kato, Akira ^a   Kurokawa, Fumie ^a   Hironaka, Kouji ^a   Kubo, Keiko ^a   Yabusita, Yosiko ^b   Mori, Kenji ^b   Mizumachi, Shuji ^b   Okita, Kiwamu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shimonoseki City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hot water injection; Microwave coagulation; Percutaneous hot water injection therapy; Percutaneous local treatment; Percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031415614     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6346(97)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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