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Cryoablation of colorectal liver metastases: minimally invasive tumour control

T. Mala Interventional Centre and the Surgical Dept, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondencetom.­[email protected]
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B. Edwin Surgical Dept, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen, Norway
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Ø. Mathisen Interventional Centre and the Surgical Dept, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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T. Tillung Surgical Dept, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen, Norway
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E. Fosse Interventional Centre and the Surgical Dept, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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A. Bergan Surgical Dept, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen, Norway
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O. Søreide Interventional Centre and the Surgical Dept, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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I. Gladhaug Surgical Dept, Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen, Norway
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Pages 571-578 | Received 29 Sep 2003, Accepted 24 Jan 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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