Radiofrequency ablation of liver adjacent to body of gallbladder: Histopathologic changes of gallbladder wall in a pig model

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 418-425

  Lee, Jiwon ^a,b   Rhim, Hyunchul ^b   Yong, Hwan Jeon ^a,b   Lim, Hyo K ^b   Won, Jae Lee ^b   Choi, Dongil ^b   Kim, Young Sun ^b  

^a Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gallbladder; Liver; Pig; Radiofrequency ablation; Safe distance; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; LIVER SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GALLBLADDER; HEPATECTOMY; SWINE;

EID: 38849149832     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2526     Document Type: Article

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