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Survival benefits of interferon-based therapy in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (1), 2017
Recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is universal and can lead to graft failure and, consequently, reduced survival. Hepatitis C treatment can be used to prevent these detrimental outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe rates of hepatitis C recurrence and sustained v...

Liver transplantation for carcinoma hepatocellular in Aão Paulo: 414 cases by the Milan/Brazil criteria

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: The criterion of Milan (CM) has been used as standard for indication of liver transplantation (LTx) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide for nearly 20 years. Several centers have adopted criteria expanded in order to increase the number of patients eligible to liver transpl...

Is resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of liver transplantation worthwile? A single center experience

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma is a potentially curative therapeutic procedure that can be performed readily after its indication, without the need of a long waiting time and lower costs when compared to liver transplantation, being a good alternative in patients wit...

I brazilian consensus on multimodal treatment of colorectal liver metastases. module 2: approach to resectable metastases

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (1), 2016
Background : Liver metastases of colorectal cancer are frequent and potentially fatal event in the evolution of patients. Aim : In the second module of this consensus, management of resectable liver metastases was discussed. Method : Concept of synchronous and metachronous metastases was determined, an...

The largest western experience with hepatopancreatoduodenectomy: lessons learned with 35 cases

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (1), 2016
Background : Hepatopancreatoduodenectomy is one of the most complex abdominal operations mainly indicated in advanced biliary carcinoma. Aim : To present 10-year experience performing this operation in advanced malignant tumors. Methods : This is a retrospective descriptive study. From 2004 to 2014, 35...

Comparative study on liver transplantation with and without hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis: analysis of meld, waiting time and survival

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (1), 2016
Background: Liver transplantation is the usual treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Aim : To analyze the MELD score, waiting time and three month and one year survival for liver transplantation in cirrhotic patients affected by hepatocellular carcinoma or not. Methods: This was a retrospective, o...

Evaluación de resecciones hepáticas en el Hospital Coromoto de Maracaibo: experiencia en 3 años
Evaluation of liver resections at the Coromoto Hospital in Maracaibo: 3-year experience

Rev. venez. cir; 69 (1), 2016
Evaluar resecciones hepáticas en la Unidad de Cirugía Hepatobiliar-pancreática del Hospital Coromoto de Maracaibo en 3 años. Métodos Estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo de 43 resecciones hepáticas (convencional –laparoscópica), periodo enero 2013 - enero 2015 por tumores hepáticos (benignos- mal...

Influence of hepatocellular carcinoma etiology in the survival after resection

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent type of primary liver cancer and its incidence is increasing around the world in the last decades, making it the third cause of death by cancer in the world. Hepatic resection is one of the most effective treatments for HCC with f...

Algunas especificidades en torno a las neoplasias primarias del segmento hepatobiliopancreático
Some specificities about primary neoplasms of the hepatobiliopancreatic segment

Medisan; 19 (11), 2015
Hoy día existen muchos criterios sobre las características clinicoepidemiológicas y quirúrgicas de las neoplasias primarias del segmento hepatobiliopancreático, lo cual constituye un verdadero problema científico, por las tasas elevadas de letalidad y mortalidad, por cuanto resulta de gran importan...

Video assisted resections. Increasing access to minimally invasive liver surgery?

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 42 (5), 2015
Objective: To evaluate perioperative outcomes, safety and feasibility of video-assisted resection for primary and secondary liver lesions. Methods : From a prospective database, we analyzed the perioperative results (up to 90 days) of 25 consecutive patients undergoing video-assisted resections in the pe...