Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatic colorectal metastases: Technique, indications, results, and new promises

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 689-697

  Lencioni, Riccardo ^a   Crocetti, Laura ^a   Cioni, Dania ^a   Della Pina, Clotilde ^a   Bartolozzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Liver metastases; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BURN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON PERFORATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 7044234952     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200411000-00007     Document Type: Review

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