Extension of hepatic necrosis secondary to current arcing to surgical clips: A potential complication of radiofrequency ablation

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-493

  Kerr, Jennifer M ^a   Nimhuircheartaigh, Neasa M ^a   McEntee, Gerry P ^a   Fenlon, Helen M ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Complications; Hepatic necrosis; Liver neoplasms; Metastases; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIP; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER RESECTION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT CANCER;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NECROSIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68549106127     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-008-9421-7     Document Type: Article

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