Palliation of pancreatic cancer using electrolytic ablation

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-211

  Wemyss Holden, S A ^a   Court, F G ^a   Morrison, C P ^a   Teague, B D ^a   Burrell, A ^a   Morales, D R ^a   Rodgers, N ^b   Anthony, A A ^a   Metcalfe, M S ^a   Dennison, A R ^c   Maddern, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERAMYLASEMIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

AMYLASES; ANIMALS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; LAPAROTOMY; NECROSIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037312892     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9109-y     Document Type: Article

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