Influence of operator experience in radiofrequency ablation of malignant liver tumours on treatment outcome

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-434

  Hildebrand, P ^a   Leibecke, T ^a   Kleemann, M ^a   Mirow, L ^a   Birth, M ^b   Bruch, H P ^a   Burk C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b Hanse Klinikum Stralsund   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experience; Learning curve; Patients outcome; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGEON; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746047730     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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