Learning curve for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary metastases from colorectal carcinoma: A prospective study of 70 consecutive cases

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1588-1595

  Yan, Tristan D ^a   King, Julie ^a   Sjarif, Adrian ^a   Glenn, Derek ^a   Steinke, Karin ^a   Morris, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal carcinoma; Learning curve; Pulmonary metastases; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; THORAX DRAINAGE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845600393     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9010-3     Document Type: Article

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