Surgical technique: new advancements for expanding indications and safety The Western experience

摘要: The technical issues discussed herein represent part of the panorama innovative approaches proposed for surgical treatment hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); in particular, attention is focused on recent advances field planning strategy and performing liver dissection via ultrasound guidance. It described how have allowed range scenarios which surgery indicated cirrhosis patients with HCC to be widened. Indeed, ability spare parenchyma respect inflow outflow its biliary drainage as well perform anatomic removal subsegmental portions has enabled surgeons provide new therapeutic horizons, will probably result modifications flow charts once horizons are fully accepted by nonsurgical specialists devoted these complex patients.