Minimally invasive ablative approaches in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Janzen, Nicolette ^a   Zisman, Amnon ^a   Pantuck, Allan J ^a   Perry, Kent ^a   Schulam, Peter ^a   Belldegrun, Arie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Partial Nephrectomy; Radical Nephrectomy; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Renal Mass; Renal Tumor

Indexed keywords

CRYOSURGERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CRYOSURGERY; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036482234     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0005-8     Document Type: Article

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