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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2017

Laparoscopic resection

Marco Casaccia, Gregorio Santori, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco, Enzo Andorno

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marco CasacciaMarco Casaccia, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco, Enzo Andorno, Department of Surgery, IRCCS, San Martino University Hospital-IST, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Gregorio SantoriMarco Casaccia, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco, Enzo Andorno, Department of Surgery, IRCCS, San Martino University Hospital-IST, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Giuliano BottinoMarco Casaccia, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco, Enzo Andorno, Department of Surgery, IRCCS, San Martino University Hospital-IST, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Pietro DiviaccoMarco Casaccia, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco, Enzo Andorno, Department of Surgery, IRCCS, San Martino University Hospital-IST, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Enzo AndornoMarco Casaccia, Giuliano Bottino, Pietro Diviacco, Enzo Andorno, Department of Surgery, IRCCS, San Martino University Hospital-IST, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
University of Genoa · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo compare survival and recurrence after laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) and laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation (LRFA) for the treatment of small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsBetween June 1, 2005 and November 30, 2010, 46 patients (62.26 ± 8.55 years old; female/male: 12/34) treated for small HCC were enrolled following strict criteria. Patients with better liver function and larger tumors were referred for LLR (

resultsThe LLR and LRFA groups were homogeneous with regard to age, sex, etiology of liver cirrhosis, and AFP levels. The overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) probability was 0.354 and 0.260, respectively. A significantly higher OS was observed in the LLR group (LLR: 0.442; LRFA: 0.261;

conclusionOur preliminary results confirm the superiority of hepatic resection on thermoablation in the treatment of small HCC in selected patients, when both approaches are made laparoscopically. LLR showed better results compared to LRFA in terms of OS. These data need to be confirmed by further studies on a larger number of patients.

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Catheter AblationLaparoscopyAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProbabilityProportional Hazards ModelsRadio WavesRetrospective StudiesDisease-free survivalHepatocellular carcinomaLaparoscopic liver resectionLaparoscopic radiofrequency ablationSurvival

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PMID28216972
PMCPMC5292339
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