Management of giant hemangioma of the liver: Resection versus observation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 724-730

  Schnelldorfer, Thomas ^a   Ware, Adam L ^a   Smoot, Rory ^a   Schleck, Cathy D ^a   Harmsen, William S ^a   Nagorney, David M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER HEMANGIOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 78649514099     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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