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LAPAROSCOPIC CAUDATE RESECTION: HOW TO SAFELY MANAGE THE SPIEGEL/IVC INTERFACE WHEN THE HEPATOCAVAL SPACE IS OBLITERATED OR FUSED
Date
May 19, 2024
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