Initial experience with laparoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatic tumours

Endoscopy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 318-321

  Cuschieri, A ^a   Bracken, J ^b   Boni, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; ELECTRODE; FOLLOW UP; GENERATOR; HEAT; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032892137     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-16     Document Type: Article

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