Laparoscopic radiofrequency-assisted liver resection (LRR): A report of two cases

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2259-2262

  Clancy, Thomas E ^a   Swanson, Richard S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

InLine laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation; Liver resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30844442608     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-3045-3     Document Type: Article

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