Vascular clamping in liver surgery: physiology, indications and techniques

Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chouillard, Elie K ^a   Gumbs, Andrew A ^b   Cherqui, Daniel ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

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EID: 79960370841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17501164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1164-4-2     Document Type: Review

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