The safety of radiofrequency thermal ablation in the treatment of liver malignancies

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 668-672

  Casaril, A ^a   Abu Hilal, M ^a   Harb, A ^b   Campagnaro, T ^a   Mansueto, G ^a   Nicoli, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c AO Cervello ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

complications of RFA; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver metastases; percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLON PERFORATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER CANCER; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; TRAINING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43449110073     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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