Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) appears to be safe and effective as open liver resection (OLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, studies comparing LLR with ORL in elderly patients are limited. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of LLR versus OLR for HCC in elderly patients.

Laparoscopic hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients: risks and feasibility / Amato, Bruno; Aprea, Giovanni; DE ROSA, Davide; Milone, Marco; di Domenico, Lorenza; Amato, Maurizio; Compagna, Rita; Santoro, Mario; Johnson, Louis Banka; Sanguinetti, Alessandro; Polistena, Andrea; Avenia, Nicola. - In: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1720-8319. - 29:Suppl 1(2017), pp. 179-183-183. [10.1007/s40520-016-0675-6]

Laparoscopic hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients: risks and feasibility

AMATO, BRUNO;APREA, GIOVANNI;DE ROSA, DAVIDE;MILONE, MARCO;
2017

Abstract

Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) appears to be safe and effective as open liver resection (OLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, studies comparing LLR with ORL in elderly patients are limited. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of LLR versus OLR for HCC in elderly patients.
2017
Laparoscopic hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients: risks and feasibility / Amato, Bruno; Aprea, Giovanni; DE ROSA, Davide; Milone, Marco; di Domenico, Lorenza; Amato, Maurizio; Compagna, Rita; Santoro, Mario; Johnson, Louis Banka; Sanguinetti, Alessandro; Polistena, Andrea; Avenia, Nicola. - In: AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 1720-8319. - 29:Suppl 1(2017), pp. 179-183-183. [10.1007/s40520-016-0675-6]
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