Impact of radiofrequency ablation on the management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a specialized centre

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 334-338

  Lam, C M ^a   Ng, K K C ^a   Poon, R T P ^a   Ai, V ^a   Yuen, J ^a   Fan, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642355178     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4448     Document Type: Article

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