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Diagnosis

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The presence of a significant liver abnormality may be suggested in the patient’s first visit to the physician by a wide variety of symptoms and signs. In order to determine whether it is amenable to surgical treatment specific diagnostic procedures are required.

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  1. Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    William P. Longmire Jr. M.D. (Professor of Surgery and Former Chairman)

  2. UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    Ronald K. Tompkins M.D. (Professor of Surgery)

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Longmire, W.P., Tompkins, R.K. (1981). Diagnosis. In: Manual of Liver Surgery. Comprehensive Manuals of Surgical Specialties. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5835-3_4

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