Is liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients with high preoperative serum alanine aminotransferase level unadvisable?
Liver resection for HCC remains advisable in selected cirrhotic patients with preoperatively high sALT level when liver resection extent fulfills Makuuchi’s criteria for cirrhotic liver resection.
The study revealed that there are only quantitative differences, referring to the degree of sclerification and lignification of mechanical elements and the size of the vascular bundles.