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Improved staging of liver tumors using laparoscopic intraoperative ultrasound

Donna J. Barbot, John H. Marks, Rick Feld, Ji‐Bin B. Liu, Francis E. Rosato

Journal of Surgical Oncology · 1997 · 75 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Laparoscopic ultrasonographic evaluation for the staging of liver tumors should be a prerequisite to definitive laparotomy, with the objective of avoiding unnecessary surgery.

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Superior Staging of Liver Tumors with Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Ultrasound

Timothy G. John, J. Donald Greig, J. Crosbie et al. · Annals of Surgery · 1994 · 315 citations

An Important Adjunctive Tool for Decision Making in the Operating Room

Matthew D. Rifkin, Francis E. Rosato, H. Mitchell Branch et al. · Annals of Surgery · 1987 · 110 citations · Full text

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Sonographically guided laparoscopy and mediastinoscopy using miniature catheter-based transducers

Barry Goldberg, Ji‐Bin Liu, Daniel A. Merton et al. · Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine · 1993 · 25 citations

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