Open AccessSynchronous splenectomy and hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and hypersplenism: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Xiaoyun Zhang
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.i8.2358
Subject(s) - hepatectomy , medicine , splenectomy , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , surgery , carcinoma , spleen , resection
To investigate whether the use of synchronous hepatectomy and splenectomy (HS) is more effective than hepatectomy alone (HA) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hypersplenism.