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Liver Resection for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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In China, most patients with primary liver cancer are already outside the Milan criteria at the time of diagnosis and are considered to have advanced liver cancer. Approximately 80 % of the patients have HBV-associated liver cirrhosis; the prevention and treatment of liver damage and hepatic insufficiency is therefore of utmost concern in the perioperative period.

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Wen, T., Zhang, W. (2016). Liver Resection for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: Yan, L. (eds) Operative Techniques in Liver Resection. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7411-6_15

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