Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta analysis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 3450-3456

  Liu, Jun Guo ^a   Wang, Yi Jun ^a   Du, Zhi ^a,b  

^a Third Central Hospital   (China)

^b Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cell   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Meta analysis; Radiofrequency ablation; Recurrence; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; LIVER NEOPLASMS; META ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ODDS RATIO; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954855041     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3450     Document Type: Article

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