Should surgery be carried out in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with portal hypertension?
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Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Portal Hypertension
The optimal treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension (PHT) is still controversial. The objective of this study is to compare HCC patients with PHT treated with hepatic resection to those treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or thermal ablation. A series of 167 cirrhotic patients with HCC undergoing hepatic resection or TACE/ablat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27703