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01-01-2021 | Liver Cirrhosis | Letter to the Editor

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

Authors: Antonio Pesce, Carlo Vittorio Feo

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 1/2021

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Letter to the Editor: Use of Direct Liver Stiffness Measurement in Evaluating the Severity of Liver Cirrhosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Antonio Pesce
Carlo Vittorio Feo
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Liver Cirrhosis
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05818-2

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