Impact of abdominal aortic calcification on clinical outcomes following initial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study.
Yuki ImaokaMasahiro OhiraKoki SatoKouki ImaokaShintaro KurodaHiroyuki TaharaTsuyoshi KobayashiKentaro IdeYuka TanakaHideki OhdanPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2021)
Abdominal aortic calcification had a strong relationship with poor OS and RFS after hepatectomy for HCC. We suggest that AAC had a relationship with smoking and diabetes; therefore, AAC could reflect a surrogate for older age, worse health status, and inflammatory score.