Treatment efficacy of radiofrequency ablation of 338 patients with hepatic malignant tumor and the relevant complications

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 40, 2005, Pages 6395-6401

  Chen, Min Hua ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Yan, Kun ^a   Gao, Wen ^a   Dai, Ying ^a   Wang, Yan Bin ^a   Zhang, Xiao Peng ^a   Yin, Shan Shan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Complication; Liver neoplasms; Radiofrequency ablation; Survival; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; BURN; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON INJURY; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 29544436876     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6395     Document Type: Article

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