The British journal of surgery
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Br J Surg
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Comparative Study
Comparison of laparoscopic and open intraoperative ultrasonography for staging liver tumours.
Laparoscopic liver surgery must reproduce open surgical steps. Intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) is mandatory, but reliability of laparoscopic IOUS has been poorly evaluated. The aim of this study was to compare laparoscopic versus open IOUS in staging liver tumours. ⋯ Laparoscopic IOUS is a reliable tool for staging liver tumours with a performance similar to that of open IOUS in detecting new nodules.