Robotic Liver Resection Versus Percutaneous Ablation for Early HCC: Short- and Long-Term Results.

ABSTRACT: The correct approach for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is debatable, since multiple options are currently available. Percutaneous ablation (PA) is associated in some series to reduced morbidity compared to liver resection (LR); therefore, minimally invasive surgery may play a significant role in this setting. All consecutive patients treated by robotic liver resection (RLR) or PA between January 2014 and October 2019 for a newly diagnosed single HCC, less than 3 cm in size (very early/early stages according to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC)) on chronic liver disease or liver cirrhosis, were enrolled in this retrospective study. The aim of this study was to compare short- and long-term outcomes to define the best approach in this specific cohort. 60 patients fulfilled the i

SUBMITTER: Magistri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7761404 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature