Risk Factors and Management of Bile Leakage after Hepatic Resection
โ Scribed by Yasuhiko Nagano; Shinji Togo; Kuniya Tanaka; Hidenori Masui; Itaru Endo; Hitoshi Sekido; Kaoru Nagahori; Hiroshi Shimada
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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