Biliary pleural fistula as a complication of radiofrequency ablation for liver metastasis

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 448-450

  Liberale, G ^a,c   Delhaye, M ^a   Ansay, J ^a   Houben, J J ^a   Coppens, E ^b   Gelin, M ^a   Donckier, V ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Institut Medical Edith Cavell   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biliary, complication; Metastasis, liver; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT FISTULA; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; PLEURA EFFUSION; RECTUM TUMOR; STENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 4644239133     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679591     Document Type: Article

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