Curative in situ ablation of colorectal liver metastases - Experimental and clinical implementation

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 705-715

  Isbert, Christoph ^a   Buhr, Heinz J ^b   Ritz, Joerg Peter ^b   Hohenberger, W ^c   Germer, Christoph T ^a  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth factor; In situ ablation; Laser induced thermotherapy; Liver metastases; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER RESECTION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORBIDITY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RATS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34547098600     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-006-0231-5     Document Type: Article

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