title: What are the True Advantages of Devices for Hepatic Parenchymal Transection in Open Surgery? Reply.
authors: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan. ngotohda@east.ncc.go.jp.
authors: Naoto
authors: N
authors: Gotohda
authors: Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
authors: Takeharu
authors: T
authors: Yamanaka
authors: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Akio
authors: A
authors: Saiura
authors: Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Sizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors: Katsuhiko
authors: K
authors: Uesaka
authors: Department of Digestive Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Masaji
authors: M
authors: Hashimoto
authors: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.
authors: Masaru
authors: M
authors: Konishi
authors: Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Kazuaki
authors: K
authors: Shimada
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male