Role of fenestration and resection for symptomatic solitary liver cysts

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 577-580

  Tan, Yu Meng ^a,b   Chung, Alexander ^a,b   Mack, Peter ^a,b   Chow, Pierce ^a,b   Khin, Lay Way ^c   Ooi, London L ^a,b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deroofing; Fenestration; Laparoscopic surgery; Liver cyst; Liver resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CYST; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22344451349     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03432.x     Document Type: Article

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