Background Controversy exists over the relationship between postoperative complications
(POCs) and long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy. This …

Background: With the aging population and increasing incidence of hepatic malignancies in
elderly patients, establishing the safety and efficacy of hepatic resection for elderly patients …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of both surgical resection and stereotactic body
radiotherapy for small hepatocellular carcinoma. Background Although the number of …

Aim The clinical impact of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) in patients who undergo
hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown. Methods To evaluate the …

Background: With aging populations increasing in developed countries, the prevalence of
elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is expected to rise. The aim of this …

BACKGROUND Although there is a general perception that, as the older population grows
in number, more are undergoing surgery, there are few data on trends in major resections …

Objectives The aim was to evaluate the prognostic factors, clinicopathological
characteristics, and surgical outcomes after hepatectomy in very elderly patients with …

Purpose The prolonged life expectancy and increase in aging of the population have led
surgeons to propose hepatectomy in the elderly population. In this study, we evaluate the …

Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounting for approximately 90% of primary liver cancers …

Background In contrast to the feasibility of hepatectomy for resectable large hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC,> 5 cm) in the younger patients, the concerns of benefits for the elderly …