Systematic review of surgical resection vs radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 4106-4118

  Cucchetti, Alessandro ^a,b   Piscaglia, Fabio ^a   Cescon, Matteo ^a   Ercolani, Giorgio ^a   Pinna, Antonio Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation techniques; Hepatic resection; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver failure; Surgical therapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER RESECTION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; MULTIPLE CANCER; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TUMOR VOLUME; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 84880129378     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i26.4106     Document Type: Review

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