Revisiting the Role of Nonanatomic Resection of Small (≤4 cm) and Single Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Well-Preserved Liver Function

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-89

  Kang, Chang Moo ^a   Choi, Gi Hong ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Choi, Sae Byeol ^a   Kim, Kyung Sik ^a   Choi, Jin Sub ^a   Lee, Woo Jung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anatomic; hepatocellular carcinoma; nonanatomic; resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONANATOMIC RESECTION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTAL VEIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; KOREA; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PLATELET COUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77950299491     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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