Hepatectomy is Superior to Thermal Ablation for Patients with a Solitary Colorectal Liver Metastasis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1881-1887

  Schiffman, Suzanne Claire ^a,b   Bower, Matthew ^a,b   Brown, Russell E ^a,b   Martin, Robert C G ^a,b   McMasters, Kelly M ^a,b   Scoggins, Charles R ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal liver metastases; Hepatectomy; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649692443     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1339-z     Document Type: Article

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