Radiofrequency ablation: A novel primary and adjunctive ablative technique for hepatic malignancies

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1009-1014

  Rose, D Michael ^a   Allegra, David P ^b   Bostick, Peter J ^a   Foshag, Leland J ^a   Bilchik, Anton J ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Centry City Doctors Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CRYOSURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032745289     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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