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What is the clinical benefit of portal vein embolization before extended hepatectomy for biliary cancer?

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Müller, M., Clavien, PA. What is the clinical benefit of portal vein embolization before extended hepatectomy for biliary cancer?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 434–435 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0552

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