Open AccessMeta-analysis of laparoscopicvsopen liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Junjie Xiong,
Kiran Altaf,
Muhammad Ahsan Javed,
Wei Huang,
Rajarshi Mukherjee,
Gang Mai,
Robert Sutton,
Xu-Bao Liu,
Weiming Hu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i45.6657
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cochrane library , blood transfusion , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , odds ratio , surgery
To conduct a meta-analysis to determine the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) and open liver resection (OLR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).