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Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS): an analysis of tumor activity

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  1. Department of Surgery, Toyota Kosei Hospital, 500-1 Josui-cho, Toyota, Aichi, 470-0396, Japan

    Yasuyuki Fukami, Yasuhiro Kurumiya & Satoshi Kobayashi

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Fukami, Y., Kurumiya, Y. & Kobayashi, S. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS): an analysis of tumor activity. Updates Surg 66, 223–225 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-014-0256-1

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