Selection of patients with esophageal varices for liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Cancer shared this article with you from Inoreader Selection of patients with esophageal varices for liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Via MedWorm Cancer & Oncology Research Authors: Midorikawa Y, Takayama T, Higaki T, Aramaki O, Yoshida N, Teramoto K, Tsuji S Abstract The presence of esophageal varices (EV) is a phenotype of portal hypertension, and the indications of liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with concomitant EV are conflicting. This retrospective study aimed to elucidate if there is justification for liver resection in patients with EV. The surgical outcomes were compared between the patients who underwent resection for HCC with EV (EV group) and those without EV (non-EV group) after propensity-score matching. More bleeding was prevalent (P < 0.001) and refractory ascites was more frequently observed (P = 0.031) in the EV group (n = 277) compared with the non-EV group (n = 277); however, the numbers of patient... MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.