The evolving influence of laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography on patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 736-740

  Lai, Eric C H ^a   Tang, Chung Ngai ^a   Ha, Joe P Y ^a   Tsui, David K K ^a   Li, Michael K W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopic liver resection; Laparoscopic staging; Liver neoplasm; Local ablative therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC ULTRASOUND; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 54049154352     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.073     Document Type: Article

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