Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2021; 9(17): 4221-4229
Published online Jun 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4221
Ex vivo liver resection followed by autotransplantation in radical resection of gastric cancer liver metastases: A case report
Hong Wang, Cheng-Cheng Zhang, Yan-Jiao Ou, Lei-Da Zhang
Hong Wang, Cheng-Cheng Zhang, Yan-Jiao Ou, Lei-Da Zhang, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: Wang H wrote the manuscript; Zhang CC helped in writing the manuscript; all authors administered the daily medical treatments in this case; Zhang LD comprehensively supervised this study; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Corresponding author: Lei-Da Zhang, PhD, Professor, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, No. 30 Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400038, China. 2518569931@qq.com
Received: October 21, 2020
Peer-review started: October 21, 2020
First decision: January 17, 2021
Revised: January 26, 2021
Accepted: March 24, 2021
Article in press: March 24, 2021
Published online: June 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Application of ex vivo liver resection followed by autotransplantation in radical resection for gastric cancer liver metastases can help selected patients with intrahepatic metastases located in complex sites obtain a favorable clinical outcome.