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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2011; 17(46): 5083-5088
Published online Dec 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i46.5083
Published online Dec 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i46.5083
Hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension: Is liver resection always contraindicated?
Andrea Ruzzenente, Alessandro Valdegamberi, Tommaso Campagnaro, Simone Conci, Silvia Pachera, Calogero Iacono, Alfredo Guglielmi, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery “A”, GB Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
Author contributions: Guglielmi A, Iacono C and Ruzzenente A designed the research and supervised this work; Valdegamberi A and Campagnaro T wrote the paper; Conci S and Pachera S performed the research; Ruzzenente A analyzed the data.
Correspondence to: Andrea Ruzzenente, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery “A”, GB Rossi Hospital, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy. andrea.ruzzenente@fastwebnet.it
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Received: January 25, 2011
Revised: May 26, 2011
Accepted: June 26, 2011
Published online: December 14, 2011
Revised: May 26, 2011
Accepted: June 26, 2011
Published online: December 14, 2011
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