Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy versus conventional two-stage hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background It is generally accepted that an insufficient future liver remnant is a major limitation of large-scale hepatectomy for patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Conventional two-stage hepatectomy (TSH) is commonly considered to accelerate future liver regeneration despite...

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Main Authors: Zheng Zhou, Mingxing Xu, Nan Lin, Chuzhi Pan, Boxuan Zhou, Yuesi Zhong, Ruiyun Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1295-0