Safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation with artificial ascites for hepatocellular carcinoma

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-284

  Nishimura, Mamoru ^a   Nouso, Kazuhiro ^a,b   Kariyama, Kazuya ^a   Wakuta, Akiko ^a   Kishida, Masayuki ^a   Wada, Nozomu ^a   Higashr, Toshihiro ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuhide ^b  

^a Okayama Citizens Hospital   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial ascites; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 84864753623     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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