Endoscopic thermal ablation therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multi-center study

Hepatology Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Sakaguchi, Hiroki ^a,g   Seki, Shuichi ^a   Tsuji, Kunihiko ^b   Teramoto, Kenichi ^c   Suzuki, Masatoshi ^d   Kioka, Kiyohide ^e   Isoda, Norio ^f   Ido, Kenichi ^f  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TEINE KEIJINKAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Mishuku Hospital   (Japan)

^f JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Laparoscopy; Microwave; Radiofrequency; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149204077     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2008.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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