Radiofrequency ablation as a salvage procedure for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 53, 2003, Pages 1641-1643

  Ng, Kelvin Kwok Chai ^a   Lam, C M ^a   Poon, R T P ^a   Law, W L ^a   Seto, C L ^a   Fan, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency ablation; Ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMOPERITONEUM; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PARACENTESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RESUSCITATION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SALVAGE THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141763435     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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