Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a frequent complication and leading cause of mortality among patients with cirrhosis. In the setting of advanced liver disease, many patients with HCC are not candidates for hepatic resection due to inadequate functional hepatic reserve and the risk of postoperative
Liver Transplantation: the Preferred Treatment for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Setting of Cirrhosis?
โ Scribed by Myron Schwartz
- Book ID
- 111771799
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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