Emergency versus delayed hepatectomy following transarterial embolization in spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Spontaneous rupture is a life-threatening complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recent trends in surgical treatments avoid emergency hepatectomy (EH) and favor emergency transarterial embolization (TAE) followed by delayed hepatectomy (DH). Still, there is debate on whi...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Zhangkan Huang, Xu Che
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02832-7