The role of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of primary and mestastatic tumours of the liver: Initial lessons learned

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 1159, 2002, Pages

  Choy, Pui Yee Grace ^a   Koea, Jonathan ^a   McCall, John ^a   Holden, Andrew ^a   Osbourne, Mark ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BURN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NEW ZEALAND; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 10844273657     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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