Therapeutic effectiveness of echo-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation therapy with a LeVeen needle electrode in hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1098-1104

  Solmi, Luigi ^a   Nigro, Giovanni ^a   Roda, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complication; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; INTERFERON; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33645096662     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i7.1098     Document Type: Article

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