The objective of this study was to predict postoperative liver failure and morbidity after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with cirrhosis. The model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score is currently accepted as a disease severity index of cirrhotic patients awaiting liver transpla
Recovery from Liver Failure after Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis: Meaning of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
β Scribed by Alessandro Cucchetti; Giorgio Ercolani; Matteo Cescon; Matteo Ravaioli; Matteo Zanello; Massimo Del Gaudio; Augusto Lauro; Marco Vivarelli; Gian Luca Grazi; Antonio Daniele Pinna
- Book ID
- 113677454
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 203
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-7515
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