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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal cancer2017

Anterior Versus Conventional Approach for Resection of Large Right Lobe Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Murad A Jabir, Hesham M Hamza, Hussein Fakhry, Gamal Amira, Etsuro Hatano, Shinji Uemoto

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. AnteriorWorld journal of gastroenterology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Murad A JabirDepartment of Surgical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, 71111, Egypt.
Hesham M HamzaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, 71111, Egypt.
Hussein FakhryDepartment of Surgical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, 71111, Egypt. hussein_hozayen@yahoo.com.
Gamal AmiraDepartment of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Etsuro HatanoDepartment of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Shinji UemotoDepartment of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Assiut University · EGKyoto University · JPCairo University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn this study, we aim to report the efficacy of using the anterior approach (AA) versus the conventional approach (CA), in surgical resection for large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (≥7 cm) of the right hepatic lobe in terms of surgical and long-term outcomes. MATERIALS AND

methodsBetween 2000 and 2006, 138 consecutive patients who underwent hepatic resection with curative intent for large right lobe HCC ≥7 cm were identified from a retrospective database. The 40 patients who had AA were compared with the remaining 98 patients who had CA. Clinicopathological features and surgical results were analyzed and prognostic factors were evaluated by multivariate analysis.

resultsThere was no significant difference between the two groups as regards clinical, laboratory, and pathological parameters. The operative results had shown a comparable proportion of patients who experienced massive operative blood loss and postoperative complications in the two groups. The AA group had a lower recurrence rate (P = 0·015), better disease-free survival (DFS) (P = 0·001), and overall survival than the CA group. Our study identified that AA is a prognostic factor of both overall survival and disease-free survival for large HCC ≥7 cm.

conclusionThe AA is a safe and effective technique for right hepatic resection for large HCC and achieves more advantageous long survival outcome over the CA.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, HepatocellularDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleRetrospective StudiesBlood loss, surgicalCarcinoma, hepatocellularDisease-free survivalMultivariate analysisPostoperative complicationsRetrospective studies

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