Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary TractHumansCarcinomaHepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsMale
Minimally invasive surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma: evolving trade-offs of patient selection and recurrence risk.
Miho Akabane, Jun Kawashima, Abdullah Altaf, Selamawit Woldesenbet, François Cauchy, Federico Aucejo, Irinel Popescu, Minoru Kitago, Guillaume Martel, Francesca Ratti, Luca Aldrighetti, George A Poultsides, Yuki Imaoka, Andrea Ruzzenente, Itaru Endo
Published: 202610.1016/j.gassur.2025.102272
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has gained widespread use for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) over the past 2 decades. Although MIS reduces surgical stress and shortens recovery, its intermediate-term effect, particularly on recurrence-fr…
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