Inflammatory pseudotumors of the liver: Experience of a specialist surgical unit

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1562-1566

  Milias, Konstantinos ^a,c   Madhavan, Krishna K ^b   Bellamy, Christopher ^b   Garden, Olivier J ^b   Parks, Rowan W ^b  

^a 424 General Army Hospital   (Greece)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Unit Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Benign liver lesion; Cholangiocarcinoma; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTADENOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69949135777     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05951.x     Document Type: Article

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