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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2023; 15(4): 544-552
Published online Apr 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i4.544
Surgical treatment for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: Current status and challenges
Di Wang, Min Xiao, Zhen-Miao Wan, Xin Lin, Qi-Yong Li, Shu-Sen Zheng
Di Wang, Zhen-Miao Wan, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Di Wang, Min Xiao, Zhen-Miao Wan, Xin Lin, Qi-Yong Li, Shu-Sen Zheng, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Jinan Microecological Biomedicine Shandong Laboratory, Jinan 250000, Shandong Province, China
Min Xiao, Xin Lin, Qi-Yong Li, Shu-Sen Zheng, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Shuren University Shulan International Medical College, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed to data collection, analysis, drafting, or revising the article, have agreed on the journal to which the article will be submitted, gave final approval to the version to be published, and agree to be responsible for all aspects of the work.
Supported by the Jinan Microecological Biomedicine Shandong Laboratory, No. JNL-2022022C; and the Health Commission of Zhejiang Province, No. JBZX-202004.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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Corresponding author: Shu-Sen Zheng, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, Doctor, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Shuren University Shulan International Medical College, No. 848 Dongxin Road, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China. shusenzheng@zju.edu.cn
Received: December 6, 2022
Peer-review started: December 6, 2022
First decision: December 19, 2022
Revised: January 5, 2023
Accepted: March 21, 2023
Article in press: March 21, 2023
Published online: April 27, 2023
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