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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2017; 9(8): 396-404
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.396
Published online Aug 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i8.396
Impact of laparoscopic liver resection on bleeding complications in patients receiving antithrombotics
Takahisa Fujikawa, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Yuichiro Kawamura, Norio Emoto, Yusuke Sakamoto, Akira Tanaka, Department of Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka 802-8555, Japan
Author contributions: Fujikawa T designed and performed research, and analyzed data; Fujikawa T prepared a manuscript; Kawamoto H, Kawamura Y, Emoto N, Sakamoto Y and Tanaka A reviewed it.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved for publication by our Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed concent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no relevant conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Takahisa Fujikawa, MD, PhD, Director, Department of Surgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, 3-2-1 Asano, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-8555, Japan. fujikawa-t@kokurakinen.or.jp
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Received: January 26, 2017
Peer-review started: February 8, 2017
First decision: May 10, 2017
Revised: May 19, 2017
Accepted: May 30, 2017
Article in press: May 31, 2017
Published online: August 16, 2017
Processing time: 196 Days and 12 Hours
Peer-review started: February 8, 2017
First decision: May 10, 2017
Revised: May 19, 2017
Accepted: May 30, 2017
Article in press: May 31, 2017
Published online: August 16, 2017
Processing time: 196 Days and 12 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Analyzing consecutive 258 patients undergoing liver resection using the two-surgeon technique, we showed that laparoscopic liver resection is significantly associated with reduced surgical blood loss and low postoperative bleeding complications even in antithrombotic-burdened patients with thromboembolic risks.