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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2017

Is laparoscopic hepatectomy superior to open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma?

Jian-Hong Zhong, Ning-Fu Peng, Jian-Hong Gu, Ming-Hua Zheng, Le-Qun Li

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Article in World journal of hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Jian-Hong ZhongJian-Hong Zhong, Ning-Fu Peng, Le-Qun Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Ning-Fu PengJian-Hong Zhong, Ning-Fu Peng, Le-Qun Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Jian-Hong GuJian-Hong Zhong, Ning-Fu Peng, Le-Qun Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Ming-Hua ZhengJian-Hong Zhong, Ning-Fu Peng, Le-Qun Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
Le-Qun LiJian-Hong Zhong, Ning-Fu Peng, Le-Qun Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The low perioperative morbidity and shorter hospital stay associated with laparoscopic hepatectomy have made it an often-used option at many liver centers, despite the fact that many patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have cirrhosis, which makes the procedure more difficult and dangerous. Type of surgical procedure proves not to be a primary risk factor for poor outcomes after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, the available evidence clearly shows that laparoscopic hepatectomy is an effective alternative to the open procedure for patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma, even in the presence of cirrhosis. Whether the same is true for patients with intermediate or advanced disease is less clear, since laparoscopic major hepatectomy remains a technically demanding procedure.

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Hepatocellular carcinomaLaparoscopic hepatectomyOpen hepatectomy

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