Radiofrequency ablation for 110 malignant liver tumours: Preliminary results on percutaneous and surgical approaches

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-20

  Wong, J ^a   Lee, K F ^a   Lee, P S F ^a   Ho, S S M ^a   Yu, S C H ^a   Ng, W W C ^a   Cheung, Y S ^a   Tsang, Y Y Y ^a   Ling, E ^a   Lai, P B S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinom; Laparoscopic; Percutaneous; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949187354     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60003-8     Document Type: Article

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