Ultrasound-guided, video-assisted transdiaphragmatic radiofrequency ablation for primary liver malignancy or metastatic nodules

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 337-340

  Nesher, Nahum ^a   Ben Haim, Mendi ^b   Pevni, Demitry ^a   Kessler, Ada ^c   Paz, Yosef ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b General Surgery B   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Image guided tumor ablation; Locoregional therapy; Radiofrequency ablation; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEEDLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSDIAPHRAGMATIC RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ULTRASOUND; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 80455145292     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3182362738     Document Type: Article

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