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Is the anterior approach recommended for liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Is the anterior approach recommended for liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma? A systematic review and meta-analysis. - Anterior approach for HCC liver resection. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Unknown
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000051683
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-07-21
Start date
2023-05-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

hepatocellular carcinoma

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Department of Surgery Takamichi Ishii
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Studies were included if they met the following criteria: The study design was an RCT or observational study, the study population was patients with HCC who underwent hepatectomy using AA or CA.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Case reports, case series, and non-English language studies were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and in-hospital morbidity as short-term outcomes, and disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) as long-term outcomes.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The second outcomes were perioperative outcomes, including operative time, blood loss during surgery, need for blood transfusion, presence or absence of tumor cells at resection margins, and length of hospital stay.

Countries

Japan,Asia(except Japan),North America,Australia,Europe

Contacts

Public ContactTakamichi Ishii

Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Department of Surgery

taishii@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp81-75-751-3242

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026