Radiofrequency ablation as a treatment for hilar cholangiocarcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 4540-4545

  Fan, Wei Jun ^a   Wu, Pei Hong ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Huang, Jin Hua ^a   Zhang, Fu Jun ^a   Gu, Yang Kui ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Huang, Xiang Long ^b   Guo, Chang Yu ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Estrada Do Visconde de Sao Januario   (Macao)

Author keywords

Cholangio carcinoma; Computed tomography; Radio frequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KLATSKIN TUMOR; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER HILUS; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 58049103376     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4540     Document Type: Article

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