Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2017; 23(5): 853-858
Published online Feb 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i5.853
Preoperative albumin level is a marker of alveolar echinococcosis recurrence after hepatectomy
Gaëtan-Romain Joliat, Ismail Labgaa, Nicolas Demartines, Nermin Halkic
Gaëtan-Romain Joliat, Ismail Labgaa, Nicolas Demartines, Nermin Halkic, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Author contributions: Joliat GR, Labgaa I, Demartines N and Halkic N designed the study; Joliat GR acquired the data; Joliat GR, Labgaa I, Demartines N and Halkic N analyzed and interpreted the results; Joliat GR drafted the manuscript; Labgaa I, Demartines N and Halkic N revised the manuscript; Joliat GR, Labgaa I, Demartines N and Halkic N approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University Hospital of Lausanne.
Informed consent statement: All patients provided informed written consent about medical data collection and publication.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors state that they have no conflict of interest related to this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: The original anonymized dataset is available on request from the corresponding author at demartines@chuv.ch.
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Correspondence to: Nicolas Demartines, MD, FACS, FRCS, Professor, Chairman of the Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. demartines@chuv.ch
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Received: July 30, 2016
Peer-review started: August 2, 2016
First decision: October 20, 2016
Revised: November 6, 2016
Accepted: December 8, 2016
Article in press: December 8, 2016
Published online: February 7, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: This study assessed different blood markers as potential preoperative predictors of recurrence of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) after liver resection. A preoperative serum albumin level of < 37.5 g/L was found to be associated with AE recurrence after liver resection. Preoperative albumin level is easy to obtain and could represent a useful tool to guide postoperative follow-up after hepatectomy for AE.