Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 51, 2003, Pages 645-650

  Lo, Hoi Wan ^a   Tsai, Yu Jou ^a   Chen, Po Hai ^a   Chen, Hong Yaw ^a   Ker, Chen Guo ^a   Juan, Chung Chou ^a  

^a YUAN'S GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; PROTHROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; STOMACH MUSCLE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037902168     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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