Liver resection versus radiofrequency ablation in octogenarian patients for hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score multicenter analysis.

Rosalinda FilippoMaria ConticchioFrancesca RattiRiccardo InchingoloMaximiliano GelliFerdinando Massimiliano AnelliAlexis LaurentGiulio Cesare VitaliPaolo MagistriGiacomo AssiratiEmanuele FelliTaiga WakabayashiPatrick PessauxTullio PiardiFabrizio Di BenedettoNicola de'AngelisDelgado Francisco Javier BricenoAntonio Gaetano RampoldiRenè AdamDaniel CherquiLuca AldrighettiRiccardo Memeo

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)

Despite a higher rate of Dindo-Clavien I-II post-operative complications, a longer operative time and length of hospital stay, LR in octogenarian patients can provide comparable 90d mortality than RFA and better long-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
cardiovascular disease
acute care