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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2012; 18(44): 6398-6408
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6398
Published online Nov 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i44.6398
Current concepts in hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients
Alessandro Cucchetti, Matteo Cescon, Antonio Daniele Pinna, General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Franco Trevisani, Department of Clinical Medicine, Semeiotica Medica, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy
Author contributions: Cucchetti A and Cescon M wrote the paper; Trevisani F provided critical expertise and reviewed the paper; Pinna AD provided critical expertise and helped with focusing the topics.
Correspondence to: Alessandro Cucchetti, MD, General Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. aleqko@libero.it
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Received: April 17, 2012
Revised: July 23, 2012
Accepted: August 4, 2012
Published online: November 28, 2012
Revised: July 23, 2012
Accepted: August 4, 2012
Published online: November 28, 2012
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