Liver abscess formation after radiofrequency ablation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma [11]

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 582-

  Giorgio, Antonio ^a   Ferraioli, Giovanna ^a  

^a AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LETTER; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NOTE; TIME;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644983191     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.5011     Document Type: Letter

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