The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 3 , Pages 346-350 , September 2008

Aggressive hepatic resection for patients with pyogenic liver abscess and APACHE II score ≥15

  • Huan-Fa Hsieh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yeezen General Hospital, Taoxuan, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Teng-Wei Chen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Chih-Yung Yu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Ning-Chi Wang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Heng-Cheng Chu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Ming-Liang Shih, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Jyh-Cherng Yu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Chung-Bao Hsieh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yeezen General Hospital, Taoxuan, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +011-886-2-87927191; fax: +1-886-2-87927372

Received 25 June 2007 ,Revised 13 September 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.051

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 3 , Pages 346-350 , September 2008

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