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ArticleJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2020

Influence of surgical approach and quality of resection on the probability of cure for early-stage HCC occurring in cirrhosis.

Christian Hobeika, Jean Charles Nault, Louise Barbier, Lilian Schwarz, Chetana Lim, Alexis Laurent, Suzanne Gay, Ephrem Salamé, Olivier Scatton, Olivier Soubrane and 1 more

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Article in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Efficacy of Laparoscopic HepatectomyFrontiers in oncology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Christian HobeikaDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.
Jean Charles NaultLiver Unit, Jean Verdier Hospital, Bondy, France.
Louise BarbierDepartment of Digestive, Endocrine, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Trousseau University Hospital, Tours, France.
Lilian SchwarzDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France.
Chetana LimDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
Alexis LaurentDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France.
Suzanne GayDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France.
Ephrem SalaméDepartment of Digestive, Endocrine, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Trousseau University Hospital, Tours, France.
Olivier ScattonDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
Olivier SoubraneDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.
François CauchyDepartment of HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.
Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRHôpital Charles-Nicolle · FRInserm · FRBretonneau Hospital · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours · FRHôpital Beaujon · FRSorbonne Université · FRUniversité Paris-Est Créteil · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsThe quality of surgical care of patients with HCC is associated with improved long-term prognosis and may also be influenced by the type of surgical approach. The present study aimed at evaluating the role of the laparoscopic approach on quality of surgical care and long-term prognosis in optimal HCC surgical candidates.

methodsAll consecutive patients undergoing open (OLR) or laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for early-stage HCC in cirrhosis (METAVIR F4) at 5 French expert hepato-pancreatico-biliary centres between 2010 and 2018 were enrolled. Quality of surgical care was defined by textbook outcome (TO), a combination of 6 criteria representing ideal hospitalisation. Factors associated with TO were determined on multivariate analysis. Comparison between LLR and OLR was performed after propensity score matching (PSM). The primary endpoint was disease-free survival (DFS). Statistical cure was modelled using a non-mixture model.

resultsOverall, 425 patients were included. Median follow-up was 42.0 months. LLR was performed in 267 (62.8%) patients. TO was achieved in 140 (32.9%) patients. LLR was independently associated with TO (odds ratio [OR] 2.81; 95% CI 1.29-6.12;

conclusionsQuality of surgical care improves the prognosis of patients with early-stage HCC and is promoted by the laparoscopic approach. LAY SUMMARY: The overall quality of surgical care, as measured by TO, plays a pivotal role in the prognosis and, in particular, on the probability of statistical cure of patients with resectable early-stage HCC occurring in cirrhosis. By influencing TO, laparoscopy has an indirect impact on the probability of cure and long-term management of these patients. This study strongly supports the promising curative role of mini-invasive treatments for early-stage HCC, such as low-difficulty LLR.

Indexed as

AFP, alpha-fetoproteinALBI, albumin-bilirubinCCI, Comprehensive Complication IndexCT, computed tomographyDFS, disease-free survivalHepatocellular carcinomaHPB, hepato-pancreatico-biliaryHR, hazard ratioIMM, Institut Mutualiste MontsourisISGLS, International Study Group of Liver SurgeryLaparoscopic liver resectionLLR, laparoscopic liver resectionLOS, length of stayLR, liver resectionMELD, model for end-stage liver diseaseOLR, open liver resectionOR, odds ratioOS, overall survivalPHLF, post-hepatectomy liver failureQuality of careStatistical cureTextbook outcomeTO, textbook outcomeVIF, variance inflation factor

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PMID32995713
PMCPMC7502347
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