Electrolytic ablation as an adjunct to liver resection: Safety and efficacy in patients

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 589-593

  Wemyss Holden, Simon A ^a   Berry, David P ^b   Robertson, Gavin S M ^c   Dennison, Ashley R ^c   Hall, Pauline De La M ^d   Maddern, Guy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ablation, electrolysis, liver, metastases

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER TISSUE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ELECTROLYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036036321     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02471.x     Document Type: Article

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