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Laparoscopic Radiofrequency-Assisted Liver Resection (LRR): A Report of Two Cases

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    Thomas E. Clancy MD & Richard S. Swanson MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA

    Thomas E. Clancy MD

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Clancy, T.E., Swanson, R.S. Laparoscopic Radiofrequency-Assisted Liver Resection (LRR): A Report of Two Cases. Dig Dis Sci 50, 2259–2262 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-3045-3

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