Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2020; 8(4): 736-742
Published online Feb 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.736
Effectiveness of surgical resection for complicated liver cancer and its influencing factors: A retrospective study
Jian Yu, Zhi-Zheng Wu, Teng Li, Ying Xu, Yu-Cheng Zhao, Bo-Lun Zhang, Hu Tian
Jian Yu, Zhi-Zheng Wu, Teng Li, Ying Xu, Yu-Cheng Zhao, Bo-Lun Zhang, Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
Teng Li, Yu-Cheng Zhao, Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian 271016, Shandong Province, China
Hu Tian, Department of Hepatological Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Yu J, Wu ZZ, Li T, Xu Y, and Zhao YC designed this retrospective study; Zhang BL and Tian H wrote this paper; Yu J and Tian H were responsible for sorting the data.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from the patient.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Tian reports grants from the Medical Technology Innovation Plan of Jinan City (201805033), Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province (2016GSF201108), and Science and Technology Development Plan of Shandong Province (ZR2019MH116) during this study.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Hu Tian, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Hepatological Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, No. 16766, Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250014, Shandong Province, China. tianhu6585@163.com
Received: December 1, 2019
Peer-review started: December 1, 2019
First decision: December 23, 2019
Revised: January 12, 2020
Accepted: January 15, 2020
Article in press: January 11, 2020
Published online: February 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Complex hepatocellular carcinoma surgery is difficult for hepatobiliary surgeons. We aimed to find some factors that affect postoperative survival rate through these cases, so as to improve the surgeons' understanding of the surgery and the patients' survival rate.