Cryosurgical ablation of unresectable hepatic metastases

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 242-245

  Dale, Paul S ^a,b,c   Souza, John W ^a,b   Brewer, Douglas A ^a,b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyrosurgery; Hepatic metastases; Unresectable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; FREEZING; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031820150     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9098(199808)68:4<242::AID-JSO7>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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