Abdominal drainage after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients: A randomized controlled study

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 56, 2004, Pages 536-540

  Fuster, Josep ^a   Llovet, Josep M ^a   Garcia Valdecasas, Juan C ^a   Grande, Luis ^a   Fondevila, Constantino ^a   Vilana, Ramon ^a   Palacin, Jordi ^a   Tabet, Jeanine ^a   Ferrer, Joana ^a   Bruix, Jordi ^a   Visa, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drainage; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cirrhosis; Liver resection

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144353651     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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