Is It Time to Consider Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma? A Meta-Analysis

Volume: 24, Issue: 10, Pages: 2244 - 2250
Published: Oct 16, 2019
Abstract
The role of laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remains indefinite, though the utilization of this minimally invasive approach has been increasing for ICC. We herein performed a meta-analysis to investigate this issue. Six retrospective studies including 384 patients who had undergone LH and 2147 patients who had undergone open hepatectomy (OH) for ICC were included. The fixed-effects or random-effects models...
Paper Details
Title
Is It Time to Consider Laparoscopic Hepatectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma? A Meta-Analysis
Published Date
Oct 16, 2019
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
2244 - 2250
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