Percutaneous computed tomography-guided cryotherapy of thoracic masses in nonsurgical candidates: Experience in 19 patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 460-466

  Chan, Siu Cheung ^a,d   Liu, Hui Ping ^b   Chu, Winnie Chiu Wing ^c   Chen, Tzu Ping ^a,d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BenQ Medical Center   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cryotherapy; Pulmonary nodules

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHUS INJURY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOABLATION; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREEZE THAWING; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS CRYOTHERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION ATTENUATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 79960802172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60068-5     Document Type: Article

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