Radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: Our five year experience

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-641

  Percivale, A ^a   Stella, M ^a   Barabino, G ^a   Pasqualini, M ^a   Pellicci, R ^a  

^a SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc); Minimally invasive procedure; Radiofrequency (rf) ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32944479382     PISSN: 0003469X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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