European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 59-64 , January 2009

A new measure to assess the difficulty of liver resection

  • S. Beller

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Campus Berlin Buch, Charitè Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • S. Eulenstein

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Campus Berlin Buch, Charitè Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • T. Lange

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Campus Berlin Buch, Charitè Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • M. Niederstrasser

      Affiliations

    • Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Campus Berlin Buch, Charitè Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • M. Hünerbein

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Chirurgie und Chirurgische Onkologie, Robert-Rössle Klinik, Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
    • ,
  • P.M. Schlag

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Chirurgie und Chirurgische Onkologie, Robert-Rössle Klinik, Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
    • Charitè Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charitè Campus Mitte, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 80, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Charitè Comprehensive Cancer Center, Charitè Campus Mitte, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 80, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 30 450564622.

,Accepted 24 July 2008.

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PII: S0748-7983(08)01729-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.07.014

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 59-64 , January 2009

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