Clinicopathologic effects of cryotherapy on hepatic vessels and bile ducts in a porcine model

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 713-718

  Kahlenberg, Morton S ^a   Volpe, Carmine ^a   Klippenstein, Donald L ^a   Penetrante, Remedios B ^a   Petrelli, Nicholas J ^a   Rodriguez Bigas, Miguel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Cryotherapy; Hepatic metastases; Hepatic vessels Bile ducts; Porcine model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CANCER MORTALITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; SWINE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031677843     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02303482     Document Type: Article

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