Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors: Difficulty Withdrawing the Hooks Resulting in a Split Needle

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 583-585

  Steinke, Karin ^a   King, Julie ^a   Glenn, Derek ^a   Morris, David L ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complication; Neoplasm; Percutaneous; Pulmonary; RFA

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1642539174     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-003-0087-9     Document Type: Article

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