Liver ablation techniques: A review

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 254-265

  Bhardwaj, N ^a,b   Strickland, D A ^a   Ahmad, F ^a   Dennison, A R ^a   Lloyd, D M ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Hepato < Cancer; Hepato (Liver); Surgical < Technical

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER RECURRENCE; CRYOABLATION; ELECTROLYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER SURGERY; LIVER TUMOR; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 77649116405     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0590-4     Document Type: Review

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