Yutaka Endo, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Muhammad M Munir, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Jason Yang, Alfredo Guglielmi, Francesca Ratti, Hugo P Marques, François Cauchy, Vincent Lam, George A Poultsides, Minoru Kitago, Irinel Popescu, Sorin Alexandrescu, Guillaume Martel, Ana Gleisner, Tom Hugh, Luca Aldrighetti, Feng Shen, Itaru Endo, Timothy M Pawlik
BACKGROUND: We sought to elucidate the impact of postoperative complications on patient outcomes relative to differences in alpha-fetoprotein-tumor burden score (ATS) among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: Patients who underwent resection of HCC between 2000 and 2020 were identified from an international database. Moderate/severe complications were defined using the optimal cut-off value of the comprehensive complication index (CCI) based on the log-rank test...
April 27, 2024: HPB: the Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association