Small nodular hepatocellular carcinoma treated by laser thermal ablation in high risk locations: Preliminary results

European Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2286-2292

  Caspani, Bruno ^a   Ierardi, Anna Maria ^a   Motta, Fabio ^a   Cecconi, Piero ^a   Fesce, Edoardo ^a   Belli, Luca ^a  

^a San Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoma hepatocellular; Effectiveness; Laser therapy; Postoperative complications; Radiography interventional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LASER SURGERY; LASER THERMAL ABLATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957943348     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1766-y     Document Type: Article

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