Open AccessSuperior Staging of Liver Tumors with Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Timothy G. John,
J. D. Greig,
James Crosbie,
W. F. A. Miles,
O. James Garden
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199412000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , laparotomy , ultrasonography , radiology , stage (stratigraphy) , ultrasound , surgery , general surgery , paleontology , biology
The authors describe the technique of staging laparoscopy with laparoscopic contact ultrasonography in the preoperative assessment of patients with liver tumors, and assess its impact on the selection of patients for hepatic resection with curative intent.