Quality of life and outcome of ultrasound-guided laser interstitial thermo-therapy for non-resectable liver metastases of colorectal cancer

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-395

  Wietzke Braun, Perdita ^a   Schindler, Christian ^a   Raddatz, Dirk ^a   Braun, Felix ^a   Armbrust, Thomas ^a   Nolte, Wilhelm ^a   Ramadori, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Liver metastases; Minimal invasive ablative therapy; Quality of life; Ultrasound guided laser coagulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND GUIDED LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMO THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 1842609706     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200404000-00004     Document Type: Article

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