Acute intraoperative hemolysis and hemoglobinuria during radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 50, 2003, Pages 526-529

  Tsui, Siu Lun ^a   Lee, Anna Kam Suen ^a   Lui, Siu Kuen ^a   Poon, Ronnie Tung Ping ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinuria; Hemolysis; Hepatocellular; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MECHANICAL PROBE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME; URINALYSIS; URINE COLOR;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037349077     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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