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Updates in Surgery
Published in: Updates in Surgery 2/2011

01-06-2011 | Editorial and Commentary

Surgical treatment of HCC: update topics

Authors: Masatoshi Makuuchi, Keiji Sano

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 2/2011

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Surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) including liver transplantation has evolved significantly with the better understanding of liver anatomy, improvements of perioperative imaging, developments of immunosuppressant and antiviral therapy, improvements in postoperative care, and technical advances of laparoscopy with new innovative devices. However, there still remain some topics to be discussed in order to obtain better prognosis with maximum safety and less invasiveness. Hereunder are the four unsolved issues surrounding surgical treatments for HCCs, reviewing the latest studies. …
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Metadata
Title
Surgical treatment of HCC: update topics
Authors
Masatoshi Makuuchi
Keiji Sano
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Updates in Surgery / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-011-0069-4

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