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Letter to the Editor Regarding: “Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy is as Safe and Feasible as Open Procedure in the Treatment of Liver Tumors: Meta-analysis”

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  1. Department of Surgery, Dow University Hospital, Dow International Medical College, Gulzar-e-Hijri Scheme 33, Suparco Road, Karachi, Pakistan

    Muhammad Ali Tariq & Bilal Ahmed

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Tariq, M.A., Ahmed, B. Letter to the Editor Regarding: “Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy is as Safe and Feasible as Open Procedure in the Treatment of Liver Tumors: Meta-analysis”. Indian J Surg 84 (Suppl 2), 446–447 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-03169-3

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