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Preoperative evaluation of a patient for hepatic surgery

✍ Scribed by Dr. David H. van Thiel; Harlan I. Wright; Stefano Fagiuoli; Paolo Caraceni; Horacio Rodriguez–Rilo

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
227 KB
Volume
53
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-4790

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✦ Synopsis

An overview is given of current practice in deciding which patients can undergo a major abdominal operative procedure involving the hepatobiliary system. The criteria developed for individuals with normal and diseased livers are presented, and the unique circumstances of liver transplantation are also addressed.

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