Liver resection using heat coagulative necrosis: Indications and limits of a new method

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 624-628

  Stavrou, Gregor A ^a   Donati, Marcello ^b   Fruehauf, Nils R ^a   Flemming, Peer ^a   Oldhafer, Karl Juergen ^a  

^a ALLGEMEINES KRANKENHAUS CELLE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Bloodless; Coagulative; Heat; Liver; Metastasis; Necrosis; Radiofrequency; Resection; Sealer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT COAGULATIVE NECROSIS; HEMIHEPATECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS;

EID: 69949110745     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05017.x     Document Type: Article

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