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Research from E. Wang and co-authors yields new data on hepatectomy

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, August 5th, 2009

According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "Laparoscopic hepatectomy has been performed in many overseas centres. By avoiding long incisions associated with open hepatectomies, patients suffer less pain, recover faster and enjoy a shorter hospital stay."

"In Singapore, many centres have recently embarked on this approach. We believe that careful patient selection can facilitate scaling the learning curve. The aim of this study was to review our centre's initial outcome with laparoscopic anatomical liver resection when stringent selection criteria were applied. For our initial experience, we based our patient selection on criteria recommended by centres more...

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