Preoperative liver reduction utilizing a novel nutritional supplement

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-495

  Brody, Fred ^a   Vaziri, Khashayar ^a   Garey, Cathy ^a   Shah, Ravi ^a   Lebrun, Claire ^a   Takurukura, Faith ^b   Hill, Michael ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHS International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KETONURIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER SIZE; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STARVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; ORGAN SIZE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960475123     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2010.0559     Document Type: Article

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