Open AccessRadiofrequency ablation vs surgical resection in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Milan criteria
Author(s) -
Maria Conticchio,
Riccardo Inchingolo,
Antonella Delvecchio,
Letizia Laera,
Francesca Ratti,
Maximiliano Gelli,
Ferdinando Massimiliano Anelli,
Alexis Laurent,
Giulio Cesare Vitali,
Paolo Magistri,
Giacomo Assirati,
Emanuele Felli,
Taiga Wakabayashi,
Patrick Pessaux,
Tullio Piardi,
Fabrizio Di Benedetto,
Nicola de’Angelis,
Javier Briceño,
Antonio Rampoldi,
René Adam,
Daniel Cherqui,
Luca Aldrighetti,
Riccardo Méméo
Publication year - 2021
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.v27.i18.2205
Subject(s) - medicine , milan criteria , radiofrequency ablation , hepatocellular carcinoma , propensity score matching , odds ratio , proportional hazards model , gastroenterology , surgery , carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , survival analysis , liver transplantation , ablation , transplantation , paleontology , biology
Surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) represent two possible strategy in treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Milan criteria.