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Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Cirrhotic Patients

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Laparoscopic liver resection has been considered an advanced operation in the field of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. There are a lot of doubts and skepticism because even open liver resection alone is still considered a complex operation which requires a long period of training before a surgeon can master the skill.

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  1. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, 102 Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Tan To Cheung

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  1. Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Miguel A. Cuesta

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Cheung, T.T. (2017). Laparoscopic Liver Resection in Cirrhotic Patients. In: Cuesta, M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery for Upper Abdominal Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54301-7_30

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