Radiofrequency comes of age in liver surgery: ablative technique and adjunct to resection.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Jiao, Long R; Williamson, Robin CN; Habib, Nagy A
- Source
- HPB. Feb2003, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p3-5. 3p.
- Subject
- *CATHETER ablation
*LIVER tumors
*LIVER diseases
*LIVER cancer
*PATIENTS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1365-182X
Editorial. Talks about the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for cancer of the liver. Limitations of surgical resection; Information on radiofrequency ablation; Explanation to incidence of needle track seeding in patients treated with RFA; Effectiveness of RFA in management of liver tumor.