Preoperative Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer level predicts postoperative ascites in patients with hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Norihiro IshiiNorifumi HarimotoKenichiro ArakiRyo MuranushiKouki HoshinoKei HagiwaraDolgormaa GantumurTakahiro YamanakaMariko TsukagoshiTakamichi IgarashiHiroshi TanakaAkira WatanabeNorio KuboKen ShirabePublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2019)
Our results suggest that M2BPGi level is a reliable and non-invasive surrogate marker for predicting postoperative ascites before curative resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.