Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases: Applications and potential indications

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 326-331

  Kettenbach, Joachim ^a   Wolf, F ^a   Weigner, Martina ^b   Lechner, G ^a   Goldberg, S N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Wilhelminenspital ^*  (Austria)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasms; Percutaneous ablation; Radiofrequency thermal ablation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR;

EID: 0036924314     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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