Radiofrequency ablation versus resection for liver tumours: An evidence-based approach to retrospective comparative studies

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 378-387

  Gravante, Gianpiero ^a   Overton, John ^b   Sorge, Roberto ^c   Bhardwaj, Neil ^a   Metcalfe, Matthew S ^a   Lloyd, David M ^d   Dennison, Ashley R ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatic resection; Liver tumours; Palliation; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79751527028     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1377-6     Document Type: Review

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