Efficacy and survival analysis of percutaneous radiofrequency versus microwave ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: an egyptian multidisciplinary clinic experience

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3429-3434

  Abdelaziz, Ashraf ^a   Elbaz, Tamer ^a   Shousha, Hend Ibrahim ^a   Mahmoud, Sherif ^a   Ibrahim, Mostafa ^a   Abdelmaksoud, Ahmed ^b   Nabeel, Mohamed ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Microwave; Radiofrequency; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84931839355     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3617-4     Document Type: Article

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