Laparoscopic ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical significance of a newly developed laparoscopic sector ultrasonic probe

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Noguchi, Osamu ^a   Izumi, Namiki ^a   Inoue, Kazunari ^a   Nishimura, Yuki ^a   Ueda, Ken ^a   Tsuchiya, Kaoru ^a   Hamano, Kosei ^a   Itakura, Jun ^a   Asahina, Yasuhiro ^a   Uchihara, Masakatsu ^a   Miyake, Shozo ^a  

^a MUSASHINO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopy; Microwave coagulation; Radiofrequency ablation; Sector ultrasound probe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC ABLATION THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SECTOR ULTRASONIC PROBE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SECTOR ULTRASOUND PROBE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR THROMBUS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0141882980     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-1661.2003.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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