Surgical resection for non-Asian intrahepatic lithiasis: The Brazilian experience

Surgical resection for non-Asian intrahepatic lithiasis: The Brazilian experience

Background: Intrahepatic lithiasis (IHL) is a rare disease in the western world. Complications associated with IHL include acute cholangitis, liver atrophy, secondary biliary cirrhosis, and risk for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Liver resection is considered the treatment of choice for IHL. The o...

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Main Authors: Orlando Jorge M. Torres, Fabricio Ferreira Coelho, Antonio Nocchi Kalil, Marcos Belotto, Eduardo José B Ramos, Angelica Maria Lucchese, José Maria A Moraes-Junior, Paulo Cezar G Amaral, Gilton Marques Fonseca, Paulo Herman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Intrahepatic lithiasis
non-Asian lithiasis
liver resection
intrahepatic stones
Cholangitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958420303675

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