Kidney radiofrequency ablation for small renal tumors: Oncologic efficacy

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 721-728

  Joniau, Steven ^a   Tailly, Thomas ^a   Goeman, Lieven ^b   Blyweert, Wim ^a   Gontero, Paolo ^c   Joyce, Adrian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; KIDNEY TUMOR; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

AGED; BIOPSY; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952571530     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0677     Document Type: Review

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