Laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: are oncologic outcomes truly superior to an open approach?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
² Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Editorial

Dimitrios Moris et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2017 Jun.

. 2017 Jun;6(3):200-202.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2017.03.09.

¹ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
² Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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