Major complications of ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablations for liver malignancies: Single center experience

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 8 PART2, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Tsung Ming ^a   Huang, Pi Teh ^a   Lin, Lien Fu ^a   Tung, Jai Nien ^a  

^a TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complication; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver malignancies; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON PERFORATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOBILIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPTICEMIA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 48549090461     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05078.x     Document Type: Article

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