Efficacy and long-term outcome of laparoscopic microwave coagulation or radiofrequency ablation therapy for surface-type hepatocellular carcinoma

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-121

  Tsuji, Kunihiko ^a   Nishimori, Hiroyuki ^a   Sakurai, Yasuo ^a   Mitsui, Shinya ^a   Miyamoto, Noriyuki ^a   Matsunaga, Takahiro ^a   Kang, Jong Hon ^a   Maguchi, Hiroyuki ^a   Maekubo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TEINE KEIJINKAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopic microwave coagulation therapy; Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC MICROWAVE COAGULATION THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPIC RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442542348     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2003.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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