Cystic echinococcosis of the liver and lung treated by radiofrequency thermal ablation: An ex-vivo pilot experimental study in animal models

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 3232-3239

  Lamonaca, Vincenzo ^a   Virga, Antonio ^b   Minervini, Marta Ida ^a   Di Stefano, Roberta ^a   Provenzani, Alessio ^a   Tagliareni, Pietro ^a   Fieres, Giovanni ^a   Luca, Angelo ^a   Vizzini, Giovanni ^a   Palazzo, Ugo ^a   Gridelli, Bruno ^a  

^a MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

^b Health Care Department of Region of Sicily   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Hepatic hydatidosis; Hydatid cyst; Pulmonary hydatidosis; Radio frequency thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLANT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVER NECROSIS; LUNG HYDATID CYST; LUNG NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE VIABILITY; PILOT STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 67651166865     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3232     Document Type: Article

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