Sebastian Knitter, Nathanael Raschzok, Karl-Herbert Hillebrandt, Christian Benzing, Simon Moosburner, Nora Nevermann, Philipp Haber, Safak Gül-Klein, Uli Fehrenbach, Georg Lurje, Wenzel Schöning, Josef Fangmann, Matthias Glanemann, Jörg C Kalff, Arianeb Mehrabi, Christoph Michalski, Christoph Reißfelder, Maximilian Schmeding, Andreas A Schnitzbauer, Gregor A Stavrou, Jens Werner, Johann Pratschke, Felix Krenzien
INTRODUCTION: The clinical role of lymphadenectomy (LAD) as part of hepatic resection for malignancies of the liver remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to report on the use cases and postoperative outcomes of liver resection and simultaneous LAD for hepatic malignancies (HM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinicopathological data from patients who underwent surgery at 13 German centers from 2017 to 2022 (n = 3456) was extracted from the StuDoQ|Liver registry of the German Society of General and Visceral Surgery...
February 8, 2024: European Journal of Surgical Oncology