Open AccessHepatocellular carcinoma in the elderly: Meta-analysis and systematic literature review
Author(s) -
Annie Hung,
Jennifer Guy
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i42.12197
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , meta analysis , cochrane library , radiofrequency ablation , surgery , diabetes mellitus , carcinoma , ablation , endocrinology
To conduct a meta-analysis to investigate the clinical outcomes of surgical resection and locoregional treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in elderly patients defined as aged 70 years or more.