Laparoscopic liver surgery: New frontiers

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-65

  Edwin, B ^a   Nordin, A ^b   Kazaryan, A M ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Liver resection; Morbidity; Mortality; Surgical outcomes; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952961073     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749691110000110     Document Type: Review

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