Hepato-pericardial fistula following radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver metastasis: a case report and review of the literature
β Scribed by Max Thiemann; Tahar Benhidjeb; Stefan Anders; Bernhard Gebauer; Martin W. Strik
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 393
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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