Wide versus narrow margins after partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: long-term outcomes.

PURPOSE This study compared the longterm survival outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy with those who were subjected to open hepatectomy. METHODS This was a retrospective, case-control study; patients in the 2 groups were matched according to age, sex, body mass index (BMI), liver function, underlying liver disease, American Society o...

Risk factors for early mortality after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Despite advances in surgical technique and medical care, liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a high-risk major operation. The present study evaluated the risk factors for early mortality after hepatectomy.We retrospectively reviewed records of patients undergoing liver resection for HCC between 1983 and 2015. A point score (Risk Assessment for early Mortality (RAM) score)...

Preoperative plasma transcript AA454543 level is an independent prognostic factor for hepatocellular carcinoma after partial hepatectomy.

BACKGROUND We have previously reported that tissue expression levels of transcript AA454543 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are significantly higher than those of normal livers, livers with cirrhosis, and livers with hepatitis. In addition, a higher level of transcript AA454543 in tumor tissues is associated with poor prognosis. We aim to examine whether quantitative measurement of preoperati...

Strategies to Decrease Morbidity After Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Simultaneous hepatectomy and splenectomy versus hepatectomy alone for hepatocellular carcinoma complicated by hypersplenism: a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND This study systematically compared the efficacy and safety of simultaneous hepatectomy and splenectomy (HS) with hepatectomy (H) alone in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hypersplenism. METHODS The PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched by two independent researchers through to March 31, 2015 to id...