Laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasonography avoid exploratory laparotomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 227, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 527-532

  Lo, Chung Mau ^a   Lai, Edward C S ^a   Liu, Chi Leung ^a   Fan, Sheung Tat ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0031904688     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199804000-00013     Document Type: Article

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