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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2010; 16(44): 5603-5610
Published online Nov 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5603
Published online Nov 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5603
Fresh frozen plasma transfusion does not affect outcomes following hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Yoshito Tomimaru, Hiroshi Wada, Shigeru Marubashi, Shogo Kobayashi, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yutaka Takeda, Masahiro Tanemura, Takehiro Noda, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori, Hiroaki Nagano, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Koji Umeshita, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
Author contributions: Tomimaru Y was responsible for the review of the literature and initial preparation of the paper; Wada H, Marubashi S, Kobayashi S, Eguchi H, Takeda Y, Tanemura M, Noda T and Umeshita K contributed to the data collection; Doki Y, Mori M and Nagano H prepared the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hiroaki Nagano, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka E-2, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan. hnagano@gesurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
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Received: May 7, 2010
Revised: June 28, 2010
Accepted: July 5, 2010
Published online: November 28, 2010
Revised: June 28, 2010
Accepted: July 5, 2010
Published online: November 28, 2010
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