The truth about radiofrequency ablation and laparoscopic liver resection

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 841-842

  Abdalla, Eddie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER RESECTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

EID: 85027932642     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182120b18     Document Type: Letter

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