Results: We noted a dramatic increase in the use of the classification in many fields of surgery.
About half of the studies used the contracted form, whereas the rest used the full range of …

BACKGROUND: Posthepatectomy liver failure is a feared complication after hepatic resection
and a major cause of perioperative mortality. There is currently no standardized definition …

Background/Aims: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate factors to early
and late phase recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: The study …

Background There is no standard of care for adjuvant therapy for patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma. This trial was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of sorafenib versus …

BACKGROUND: Despite the potentially severe impact of bile leakage on patients’
perioperative and long-term outcome, a commonly used definition of this complication after …

Excessive accumulation of smooth-muscle cells (SMCs) has a key role in the pathogenesis
of vascular diseases. It has been assumed that SMCs derived from the outer medial layer …

Background Postsurgical recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is frequent and fatal.
Adoptive immunotherapy is active against HCC. We assessed whether postoperative …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer death not only in
Japan but also worldwide. Clinical practice guidelines for HCC were first published in 2001 by …

Despite refinements in surgical techniques for liver transplantation, liver size disparity remains
one of the most common problems in pediatric patients. Optimal liver graft size remains …

Background & Aims: To elucidate the survival of the patients with unresectable hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) who underwent transcatheter arterial lipiodol chemoembolization (TACE…