Microwave ablation compared with hepatic resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Microwave ablation compared with hepatic resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Hepatic resection (HR) is the gold standard liver cancer treatment, but few patients are eligible due to comorbidities or tumor location. Microwave ablation (MWA) is an important complementary liver cancer treatment to HR. This systematic review compared MWA with HR for liver can...

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Main Authors: Mrudula B. Glassberg, Sudip Ghosh, Jeffrey W. Clymer, George W. J. Wright, Nicole Ferko, Joseph F. Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Microwave ablation
Hepatic resection
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1632-6

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