The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 143-148 , February 2007

Impact of radiofrequency assisted hepatectomy for reduction of transfusion requirements

  • Ahmet Ayav, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd., London W12 0NN, UK
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  • Philippe Bachellier, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd., London W12 0NN, UK
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  • Nagy A. Habib, Ch.M., F.R.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd., London W12 0NN, UK
    • ,
  • Riccardo Pellicci, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy
    • ,
  • John Tierris, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd., London W12 0NN, UK
    • ,
  • Miroslav Milicevic, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Clinical Centre, Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
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  • Long R. Jiao, M.D., F.R.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd., London W12 0NN, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 8383 3937; fax: +44 20 8383 3212.

Received 16 November 2005 ,Revised 23 April 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.008

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 143-148 , February 2007

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