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Letter to the Editor: Use of Direct Liver Stiffness Measurement in Evaluating the Severity of Liver Cirrhosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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  1. Unit of General Surgery, Ospedale del Delta, Azienda USL Di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Antonio Pesce

  2. Unit of General Surgery, Ospedale del Delta, Azienda USL di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Carlo Vittorio Feo

  3. Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

    Carlo Vittorio Feo

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Pesce, A., Feo, C.V. Letter to the Editor: Use of Direct Liver Stiffness Measurement in Evaluating the Severity of Liver Cirrhosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. World J Surg 45, 342–343 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05818-2

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