1. Liver resections for metastasis: surgical outcomes of a single center academic institution
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Phillipe Abreu, Raphaella Ferreira, Danilo Saavedra Bussyguin, Eduardo DaCás, Vighnesh Vetrivel Venkatasamy, Flávio Daniel Saavedra Tomasich, and Luiz Arnaldo Szutan
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Liver resection ,Hepatectomy ,Liver tumors ,Liver metastases ,Postoperative complications ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Abstract Background Hepatic metastasis are frequent and liver resection may be an option for some cases, despite the high complexity of the procedure and the possibility of postoperative complications. Methods This retrospective comparative descriptive study aims to evaluate a series of 86 consecutive liver resections (LRs) performed for the treatment of metastatic liver tumors, comparing the results between patients undergoing major and minor LR. All patients submitted to LR from October 2010 to July 2015 at the Erasto Gaertner Hospital in Curitiba-PR were included. Quantitative numerical variables were analyzed with the Student t-test. The nonparametric Mann–Whitney U test was used for numerical variables of non-normal distribution. Categorical variables were analyzed with the Chi-square test with Fisher's correction. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 23.0 and STATA 15 programs, being p
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- 2020
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