Comparison of percutaneous cryosurgery and surgical resection for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma

Oncology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 239-245

  Li, Zhiwei ^a   Zhang, Chunhui ^a   Lou, Changjie ^a   Yan, Feihu ^a   Mao, Yinling ^a   Hong, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Yanqiao ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryosurgery; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Overall survival; Recurrence free survival; Surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BILE LEAKAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOPROBE; CRYOSURGERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 84878314919     PISSN: 17921074     EISSN: 17921082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1314     Document Type: Article

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