2019
Hepatic resection of solitary HCC in the elderly: A unique disease in a growing population
Zarour LR, Billingsley KG, Walker BS, Enestvedt CK, Orloff SL, Maynard E, Mayo SC. Hepatic resection of solitary HCC in the elderly: A unique disease in a growing population. The American Journal Of Surgery 2019, 217: 899-905. PMID: 30819401, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolitary hepatocellular carcinomaPrognostic nutritional indexHepatic resectionElderly patientsUnique diseaseLow prognostic nutritional indexMedian Child-Pugh scoreTumor size 5Child-Pugh scoreGrade III complicationsHalf of patientsRecurrence-free survivalSolitary HCCExtrahepatic recurrenceProspective databaseR0 resectionIntrahepatic recurrenceMajor hepatectomyMedian survivalOverall survivalViral hepatitisLow morbidityMedian ageClinicopathologic dataClinicopathologic differences
2014
Modern Technical Approaches in Resectional Hepatic Surgery
Michalski CW, Billingsley KG. Modern Technical Approaches in Resectional Hepatic Surgery. Surgical Oncology Clinics Of North America 2014, 24: 57-72. PMID: 25444469, DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver resectionLiver surgeryPreoperative portal vein embolizationModern liver surgeryColorectal liver metastasesExtensive liver resectionPreoperative patient selectionPortal vein embolizationGroup of patientsBlood-sparing techniquesOverview of indicationsLiver metastasesPerioperative managementVein embolizationLow morbidityPatient selectionMultimodal treatmentHepatic surgeryResectionAdjunctive techniquesSurgeryModern technical approachesSafe performanceEmbolizationMorbidity