Hepatic resection compared to percutaneous ethanol injection for small hepatocellular carcinoma using propensity score matching

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1643-1649

  Cho, Yong Beom ^a   Lee, Kuhn Uk ^a,b   Suh, Kyung Suk ^a   Kim, Yoon Jun ^a   Yoon, Jung Hwan ^a   Lee, Hyo Suk ^a   Hahn, Seokyung ^a   Park, Byung Joo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disease free survival; Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Recurrence; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548527107     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04902.x     Document Type: Article

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