Systematic review of efficacy and outcomes of salvage liver transplantation after primary hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-41

  Chan, Daniel L ^a,b,c   Alzahrani, Nayef A ^a   Morris, David L ^a,b   Chua, Terence C ^a,b,c,d  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c The Collaborative Research   (Australia)

^d MANLY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatic resection; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation; Outcomes; Systematic review; Trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HEPATIC RESECTION; HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOMES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRIALS;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBMED; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897584536     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12399     Document Type: Article

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