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Jain, V., Krishnamurthy, G., Kumar, H. et al. Anatomical Basis of Routine Caudate Lobe Resections in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-021-04910-9
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Keywords
- Cadaver
- Dissection
- Resection
- Hilar cholangiocarcinoma
- Anatomy