Open AccessModified Child-Pugh grade vs albumin-bilirubin grade for predicting prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients after hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Feng Huang,
Jian Gao
Publication year - 2020
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.v26.i7.749
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatectomy , medicine , bilirubin , albumin , gastroenterology , surgery , resection
Hepatectomy is the main treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and it has a high possibility for long-term cure potential. But the postoperative mortality and recurrence rates remain high. Since the long-term prognosis of HCC patients is strongly linked to liver function, preoperative assessment of liver function is very important for HCC patients.