Pilot experience with real-time ultrasound guided percutaneous renal mass cryoablation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1620-1623

  Bassignani, Matthew J ^a   Moore, Yan ^b   Watson, Laurence ^a   Theodorescu, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Kidney; Kidney neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS CRYOABLATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642305549     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000116536.39480.09     Document Type: Article

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