If portal hypertension predicts outcome in cirrhosis, why should this not be the case after surgical resection?

Liver Int. 2013 Nov;33(10):1454-6. doi: 10.1111/liv.12273.

Authors

María Reig¹, Annalisa Berzigotti, Jordi Bruix

Affiliation

¹ BCLC group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 24099263
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12273

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
Contraindications
Hepatectomy*
Humans
Hypertension, Portal / etiology
Hypertension, Portal / pathology*
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*