Efficacy of Direct Electrical Current Therapy and Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy in Local Treatment of Hepatic Colorectal Metastases: An Experimental Model in the Rat

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-240

  Schaefer, Nico ^b   Schafer, Hartmut ^a   Maintz, David ^c   Wagner, Mathias ^d   Overhaus, Marcus ^b   Hoelscher, Arnulf H ^a   Türler, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; electric current therapy; electrochemical treatment; electrolysis; LITT; liver metastases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LAPAROTOMY; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERAPY EFFECT; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER THERAPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; RATS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 41649119538     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.03.084     Document Type: Article

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