Is percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma a safe procedure?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Zavaglia, Claudio ^a,b   Corso, Rocco ^b   Rampoldi, Antonio ^b   Vinci, Maria ^a   Belli, Luca Saverio ^a   Vangeli, Marcello ^a   Solcia, Marco ^b   Castoldi, Chiara ^b   Prisco, Cleofe ^a   Vanzulli, Angelo ^b   Pinzello, Giovambattista ^a  

^a Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver tumors; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURISY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SEPSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39849111620     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282f1cc4a     Document Type: Article

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