Because of the multiple functions of the liver-synthesis of most serum proteins, metabolism of nutrients and drugs, excretion and detoxification of endogenous toxins and exogenous agents, and filtering of portal venous blood-assessing the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease is a challengi
Surgery in patients with liver disease
✍ Scribed by Antonio Craxì; Guglielmo Mariani
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 24 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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