Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus partial hepatectomy for multicentric small hepatocellular carcinomas: A nonrandomized comparative study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2671-2676

  Guo, Wei Xing ^a   Zhai, Bo ^a   Lai, Eric C H ^a   Li, Nan ^a   Shi, Jie ^a   Lau, Wan Yee ^a,b   Wu, Meng Chao ^a   Cheng, Shu Qun ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952685447     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0732-9     Document Type: Article

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