Morbidity and mortality of laparoscopic vs. open radiofrequency ablation for hepatic malignancies

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 603-607

  Topal, B ^a   Hompes, D ^a   Aerts, R ^a   Fieuws, S ^a   Thijs, M ^a   Penninckx, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complication; Laparoscopy; Liver; Malignancy; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER CONTROL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECTUM RESECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34248592096     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.02.031     Document Type: Article

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