A systematic review of the quality of evidence of ablative therapy for small renal masses

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-47

  Kang, Diana C ^a   Palmer, Drew A ^a   Zarei, Mina ^c   Shah, Phalgoon ^a   Folsom, Craig ^d   Beyth, Rebecca J ^a,b   Stoffs, Taryn L ^a   Neuberger, Molly M ^a   Dahm, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation techniques; cryosurgery; kidney; kidney neoplasms; review

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; MEDLINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 83555164660     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.09.046     Document Type: Article

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