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. 2024 Mar 7;23(1):e0109.
doi: 10.1097/CLD.0000000000000109. eCollection 2024 Jan-Jun.

Not just a clearance: Surgical risk in patients with cirrhosis

Alejandro Torres-Hernandez  1 , Patrick G Northup  2
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Not just a clearance: Surgical risk in patients with cirrhosis

Alejandro Torres-Hernandez et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Colon mass in the cecum of the case presentation patient.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Colon mass after biopsy.
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
VOCAL-PENN preoperative risk assessment score for the patient in the case presentation. Printed with permission from https://www.vocalpennscore.com. Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index.
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