An algorithm for the accurate identification of benign liver lesions

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 274-279

  Kim, Joseph ^a   Ahmad, Syed A ^a   Lowy, Andrew M ^a   Buell, Joseph F ^a   Pennington, Linda J ^a   Moulton, Jonathan S ^a   Matthews, Jeffrey B ^a   Hanto, Douglas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign liver disease; Cavernous hemangioma; Focal nodular hyperplasia; Hepatic adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANGIOMYOLIPOMA; BENIGN TUMOR; BILE DUCT STONE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT CYST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER ADENOMA; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; LIVER POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0842330916     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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