High operative risk of cool-tip radiofrequency ablation for unresectable pancreatic head cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-90

  John, Spiliotis ^a   Anastasios, Datsis ^a,c   Nikolaos, Michalopoulos ^a   Spiros, Kekelos ^a   Archodia, Vaxevanidou ^a   Athanasios, Rogdakis ^a   Athina, Christopoulou ^b  

^a Messologi General Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS FISTULA; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL RISK; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 34347338527     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20764     Document Type: Letter

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