Radiofrequency thermal ablation: A potential treatment for hydropic fetuses with a large chest mass

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 386-389

  Milner, Ross ^a   Kitano, Yoshihiro ^a   Olutoye, Oluyinka ^a   Flake, Alan W ^a   Adzick, N Scott ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation; Nonimmune hydrops; Radiofrequency thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SHEEP; THORAX TUMOR;

EID: 0033953098     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(00)90046-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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