Surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients. Guide to the selection and decision-making process in a context of multimodal strategy

Resection prior to liver transplantation

Resection prior to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A strategy of optimizing the role of resection and transplantation in cirrhotic patients with preserved liver function

✍ Ronnie T. Poon; Sheung Tat Fan 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 64 KB 👁 1 views

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