Intraperitoneal hemorrhage during and after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors: Reasons and management

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1682-1687

  Chen, Min Hua ^a   Dai, Ying ^a   Yan, Kun ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Gao, Wen ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Liao, Sheng Ri ^a   Hao, Chun Yi ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Complication; Intraperitoneal hemorrhage; Liver neoplasms; Radiofrequency ablation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LACERATION; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NEEDLE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUPTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27744531608     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: 03666999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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