Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and postoperative course of liver transplantation (LT) in cirrhotic patients who underwent liver resection prior to LT for HCC. Summary Background Data: Although LT provides longer survival than liver resection for treatment of small HCCs, donor shortage and lo
Resection prior to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Alexandre Cortes; François Durand; Reza Kianmanesh; Eddie K. Abdalla; Daniele Sommacale; Federica Dondero; Alain Sauvanet; Olivier Farges; Jacques Belghiti
- Book ID
- 119529948
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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