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ALPPS: Adverse Outcomes Demand Clear Justification in an Era of Improving Survival for Colorectal Liver Metastases

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  1. Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK

    Sanjeev Rohatgi, Ewen M. Harrison, James J. Powell & Stephen J. Wigmore

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Rohatgi, S., Harrison, E.M., Powell, J.J. et al. ALPPS: Adverse Outcomes Demand Clear Justification in an Era of Improving Survival for Colorectal Liver Metastases. World J Surg 39, 1848–1849 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2726-5

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