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Focal Nodular Hyperplasia of the Liver: A Further Contribution 1
Author(s) -
O'Reilly Kevin
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05729.x
Subject(s) - medicine , focal nodular hyperplasia , incidence (geometry) , hyperplasia , pill , radiology , pathology , hepatocellular carcinoma , physics , optics , pharmacology
A new dimension has been added to the concept of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver, in the observation of recent upsurge in incidence pari passu with the use of anovulatory pills. A newly recognized significant surgical feature of the disease is its propensity to serious hemorrhage