Radiofrequency of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Critical Appraisal of the Laparoscopic Approach

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 251-255

  Santambrogio, Roberto ^a,b   Bianchi, P ^a   Palmisano, A ^a   Donadon, M ^a   Moroni, E ^a   Montorsi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopic ultrasound; Liver cirrhosis; Radiofrequency interstitial thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NODULE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY INTERSTITIAL THERMAL ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 1842582512     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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