Interstitial laser coagulation for hepatic tumours

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-304

  Heisterkamp, J ^a,b   Van Hillegersberg, R ^a   IJzermans, J N M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER TUMOR; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0032971562     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01059.x     Document Type: Article

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