The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 5-9 , January 2007

Liver resection for benign liver tumors: indications and outcome

  • Salleh Ibrahim, F.R.C.S. Glas.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Long Chen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-7-7317123; fax: +886-7-7324855.
    • ,
  • Shih-Ho Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Che Lin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Hsiang Yang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chee-Chien Yong, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Rd., Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bruno Jawan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Fan Cheng, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 25 October 2005 ,Revised 17 April 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00620-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.017

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 5-9 , January 2007

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