Optimal Curative Treatment For Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Hepatectomy Or Radiofrequency Ablation

• Authors: Toshiya Kamiyama , Satoru Todo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 82
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 584-590

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2010

online

6 - 12 - 2010

Contributors

author

Toshiya Kamiyama

• Department of General Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

author

Satoru Todo

• Department of General Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-010-0088-8