HPB Surgery
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 791625, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/791625
Clinical Study

An Appraisal of Anatomical and Limited Hepatectomy for Regional Hepatolithiasis

Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China

Received 30 October 2009; Revised 28 January 2010; Accepted 16 February 2010

Academic Editor: Guntars Pupelis

Copyright © 2010 Hui Jiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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