Comparative study of resection and radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of solitary colorectal liver metastases

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 728-736

  Hur, Hyuk ^a,b   Ko, Yong Taek ^a,b   Min, Byung Soh ^a,b   Kim, Kyung Sik ^a,b   Choi, Jin Sub ^a,b   Sohn, Seung Kook ^a,b   Cho, Chang Hwan ^a,b   Ko, Heung Kyu ^a,b   Lee, Jong Tai ^a,b   Kim, Nam Kyu ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatic resection; Radiofrequency ablation; Recurrence; Solitary colorectal liver metastases; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 66149137560     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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