Accuracy and effectiveness of laparoscopic vs open hepatic radiofrequency ablation

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-140

  Scott, D J ^a   Young, W N ^a   Watumull, L M ^a   Lindberg, G ^a   Fleming, J B ^a   Huth, J F ^a   Rege, R V ^a   Jeyarajah, D R ^a   Jones, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Liver surgery; Porcine model; Radiofrequency ablation; Tumor mimic; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035065784     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640080066     Document Type: Article

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