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Efficacy of a liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic renal failure

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Purpose

As there is still little information available on hepatic resection in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) in the literature, it is believed that a liver resection for HCC in CRF patients with various related complications is always risky.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and pathological records of 17 patients with CRF who had undergone hepatectomy for HCC, and of 51 non-CRF patients subjected to hepatectomy for HCC during the same period.

Results

The operative and pathological findings were comparable between the two groups. Postoperative circulatory insufficiency occurred more frequently in the CRF group (P = 0.013). Although the disease-free survival rates were comparable between the two groups, the overall survival rates were significantly lower in the CRF group than in the non-CRF group (P = 0.031).

Conclusions

A hepatectomy for HCC should be considered even for CRF patients with various complications if careful perioperative management and suitable multidisciplinary treatment for recurrent disease are provided.

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    Takashi Orii, Tetsuro Takayama, Izumi Haga, Tatsuya Fukumori & Noritoshi Amada

  2. Department of Surgery, Showa Inan General Hospital, 3230 Akaho, Komagane, Nagano, 399-4191, Japan

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Orii, T., Takayama, T., Haga, I. et al. Efficacy of a liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic renal failure. Surg Today 38, 329–334 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-007-3634-1

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