Laser ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma - A review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 7170-7174

  Gough Palmer, Antony Lawrence ^a   Witold Gedroyc, Wiadyslaw Michal ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Hepatocellular; Laser therapy; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

BILE DUCT INJURY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CHOLANGITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CRYOABLATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPY; LASER SURGERY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 63449096044     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.7170     Document Type: Review

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