Liver transplantation versus liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-241

  Xu, Xin Sen ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Qu, Kai ^a   Song, Yan Zhou ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Zhang, Yue Lang ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; OVERALL SURVIVAL; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904039375     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-3872(14)60037-0     Document Type: Article

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