Surgical technique: New advancements for expanding indications and safety. The Western experience

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-398

  Torzilli, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced intraoperative ultrasound; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Intraoperative ultrasound; Liver cirrhosis; Liver surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPRESSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; ECHOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952111665     PISSN: 18686974     EISSN: 18686982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0232-1     Document Type: Review

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