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Prognostic Factors After Resection of Colorectal Liver Mets

Learn more about stratification of patients undergoing liver resection for improved treatment decisions. Future Oncology

Resection of the Stomach and Liver Lesions in Gastric Cancer

Is stomach and liver lesion resection beneficial to long-term survival in gastric cancer with liver metastases? BMC Surgery

Does Antiviral Therapy Prevent Recurrence of Hepatitis B Virus–Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Liver Resection? Hepatitis B Virus–Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Surgical resection and liver transplantation are the only curative therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, fewer than 20% of patients are eligible for these therapies. Surgical resectio...

Narrower Margin OK for Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases

When resecting colorectal liver metastases, a 1-mm margin should be the standard of care, instead of a 1-cm margin, according to researchers at two major liver resection centers in the UK. Reuters H...

GI cancer resection OK with mild cirrhotic liver dysfunction

(HealthDay) -- For patients with cirrhosis, resection of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies correlates with poor early postoperative outcomes, with severity of liver disease being the primary determin...

Surgery: Cetuximab—an option for unresectable CRC liver metastases

In patients with colorectal cancer, resection of liver-limited metastatic disease provides the only chance of cure. A recent study showed that the addition of cetuximab to conventional chemotherapy si...

Tumour progression and liver regeneration—insights from animal models

Compelling evidence indicates that liver regeneration after portal vein occlusion and liver resection promotes tumour progression in patients with colorectal liver metastases. Here, the authors presen...

Antiviral Therapy and Hepatitis B Virus–Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence—Reply

In Reply: Dr Hsu and Ms Yeh and colleagues raise concerns about the designation of our study population, given that the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database lacked direct information for...

Parenchyma-sparing anatomical liver resection based on Hjortsjo's concept : A venous-drainage-guided approach to identify the ventral segment fissure.

PURPOSE: Anatomical liver resection is usually based on Couinaud's anatomical concept. In contrast, Hjortsjo's concept, which divides the right anterior section of the liver into ventral and dorsal se...

Surgical strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma with special reference to anatomical hepatic resection and intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.

Here we described our strategies to attain a better prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients by surgery. Among a variety of attempts conducted to date, we focused on anatomical resection...

Resection of segment VIII for hepatocellular carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Anatomical resection of segment VIII (SVIII) is technically demanding. Only two small studies have published short-term outcomes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate short- and lo...

Parenchyma-preserving hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastases.

BACKGROUND: Hepatic resection of colorectal liver metastases is the only curative treatment option. As clinical and experimental data indicate that the extent of liver resection...

Segmentectomy of the liver.

Segmentectomy is anatomical resection of segments based on the classification of Couinaud. This procedure is performed mainly for hepatocellular carcinoma. Invasion of portal vein and intrahepatic met...