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Transplantation Versus Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Mild Cirrhotic: Framing the Debate

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  1. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 665, Baltimore, MD, 22187, USA

    Michael A. Choti

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Michael A. Choti

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Choti, M.A. Transplantation Versus Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Mild Cirrhotic: Framing the Debate. J Gastrointest Surg 13, 1021–1022 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-009-0868-9

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