Radiofrequency (RF)-assisted hepatectomy may induce severe postoperative liver damage

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2208-2212

  Mitsuo, Miyazawa ^a   Takahiro, Torii ^a   Yasuko, Toshimitsu ^a   Masayasu, Aikawa ^a   Katsuya, Okada ^a   Nozomi, Shinozuka ^a   Yoshihide, Otani ^a   Isamu, Koyama ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 35449003269     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9205-1     Document Type: Article

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