Radio-frequency tissue ablation in liver trauma: An experimental study

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 989-993

  Felekouras, Evangelos ^a,c   Kontos, Michael ^a   Pissanou, Theodora ^a   Drakos, Elias ^b   Pikoulis, Emmanouil ^a   Papalois, Apostolus ^a   Bramis, John ^a   Diamantis, Theodoros ^a   Georgopoulos, Sotirios ^a   Nikolaos, Nikiteas ^a   Sigala, Frangiska ^a   Papalambros, Efstathios ^a   Pappas, Paris ^a   Bastounis, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CATHETER ABLATION; INJURY; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEMORRHAGE; LIVER; MALE; SWINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 16544365485     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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