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ArticleKorean journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery2015

Hepatectomy, combined with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation in patients with multiple hepatocellular carcinomas.

Seok Joon Lee, Eung-Ho Cho, Ryounggo Kim, Young Han Kim, Chang-Sup Lim, Sang Bum Kim

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Article in Korean journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hepatic resection combined with radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection alone for multifocal hepatocellular carcinomas: A meta-analysis.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2017
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Neoadjuvant Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2022
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Patterns of hepatic resections in North America: use of concurrent partial resections and ablations.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2016
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Surgical Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seok Joon LeeDepartment of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Eung-Ho ChoDepartment of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Ryounggo KimDepartment of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Young Han KimDepartment of Radiology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Chang-Sup LimDepartment of Surgery, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Busan, Korea.
Sang Bum KimDepartment of Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences · KRDongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimsWe compared the efficacy and safety of a hepatectomy, combined with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation to those of wider extent hepatectomy, alone, in patients with multiple hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs).

methodsBetween January 2004 and December 2013, 78 patients with multiple HCCs underwent surgery. 25 patients were treated by hepatectomy, combined with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (group A), and 53 underwent hepatectomy only (group B). We retrospectively analyzed medical records to compare the clinical features of these two groups.

resultsPatients in group A had more limited resections (less than 2 segments) than those in group B (p<0.001). Patients in group A also tended to have fewer red blood cell transfusions than those in group B (p=0.060). Liver function- and surgery-related complications occurred only in group B. There were no in-hospital mortalities in both groups. The overall survival and disease-free survival outcomes were not significantly different between groups A and B (p=0.177 and p=0.305, respectively).

conclusionsHepatectomy combined with intraoperative RFA could be a safe and effective treatment option for patients with multiple HCCs, comparable to extended hepatectomy alone.

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HepatectomyHepatocellular carcinomaMultinodularRadiofrequency ablation

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PMID26379730
PMCPMC4568598
OpenAlexW2408588437

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