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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 546-552
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.546
Long-term outcomes of hepatectomy vs percutaneous ablation for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 4 cm
Toshifumi Wakai, Yoshio Shirai, Takeshi Suda, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Jun Sakata, Pauldion V Cruz, Hirokazu Kawai, Yasunobu Matsuda, Masashi Watanabe, Yutaka Aoyagi, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
Toshifumi Wakai, Yoshio Shirai, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Jun Sakata, Pauldion V Cruz, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
Takeshi Suda, Hirokazu Kawai, Yasunobu Matsuda, Masashi Watanabe, Yutaka Aoyagi, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
Correspondence to: Yoshio Shirai, MD, PhD, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. shiray@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Received: July 29, 2005
Revised: August 8, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: January 28, 2006
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