Radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria - A comparative study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-80

  Lai, Eric C H ^a   Tang, Chung Ngai ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver neoplasm; Local ablative therapy; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILAN CRITERIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872602909     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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