Early experience with laparoscopic cryoablation in patients with small renal tumors and severe comorbidities

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 415-423

  Colón, Iván ^a,b   Fuchs, Gerhard J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CRYOCOAGULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0041660861     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277903767923227     Document Type: Article

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