Indication of the extent of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma on cirrhosis by a simple algorithm based on preoperative variables: Invited critique

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-

  Anderson, Christopher D ^b   Linehan, David C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON;

EID: 58749094443     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2008.523     Document Type: Note

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