Enucleation of liver hemangiomas: is there a difference in surgical outcomes for centrally or peripherally located lesions?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Xiao Hui, Fu ^a   Chun Hung, Lai Eric ^b   Xiao Ping, Yao ^a   Kai Jian, Chu ^a   Shu Qun, Cheng ^a   Feng, Shen ^a   Meng Chao, Wu ^a   Yee, Lau Wan ^a,b  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Enucleation; Liver hemangioma; Liver neoplasm; Mesohepatectomy; Partial hepatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER ENUCLEATION; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650745426     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.029     Document Type: Article

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