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Combined hepatic segment color rendering technique improves the outcome of anatomical hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma |
Ji-Ye Chen a , # , Jun Han a , # , Zhi-Wei Liu a , Xian-Lei Xin a , Peng-Fei Wang a , Shou-Wang Cai a , b , c , ∗ |
a Faculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
b Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
c Key Laboratory of Digital Hepatobiliary Surgery of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
∗ Corresponding author at: Faculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
E-mail address: caiswdr@126.com (S.-W. Cai).
# Contributed equally. |
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Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause for cancer-related death worldwide, especially in China [1]. Hepatectomy is considered one of the most potentially curative therapies for HCC [2]. As HCC is capable of vascular invasion and metastasis via the portal venous system, anatomical resection is often performed to reduce tumor recurrence. This process involves resecting the tumor-bearing portal branches and the corresponding hepatic parenchyma [3]. Certain comparative studies have demonstrated better overall survival and disease-free survival with the use of anatomical resection when compared with nonanatomical resection [4–6].
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