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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2015; 21(31): 9394-9402
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9394
Published online Aug 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i31.9394
Safety validation of decision trees for hepatocellular carcinoma
Xian-Qiang Wang, Ke-Sen Xu, Jia-Hong Dong, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
Zhe Liu, Wen-Ping Lv, Ying Luo, Guang-Yun Yang, Chong-Hui Li, Xiang-Fei Meng, Yang Liu, Jia-Hong Dong, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Dong JH, Lv WP and Xu KS designed the research; Wang XQ and Liu Z performed the research; Li CH and Yang GY contributed new reagents and analytic tools; Liu Y and Meng XF analyzed the data; and Wang XQ and Luo Y wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from the Project of the National Science and Technology Major Project, No. 2012BAI06B01; and Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project, No. 201003781.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the PLA General Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicting interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Jia-Hong Dong, MD, PhD, FACS, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China. dongjh_301@163.com
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Received: November 2, 2014
Peer-review started: November 2, 2014
First decision: December 2, 2014
Revised: March 11, 2015
Accepted: April 17, 2015
Article in press: April 17, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Peer-review started: November 2, 2014
First decision: December 2, 2014
Revised: March 11, 2015
Accepted: April 17, 2015
Article in press: April 17, 2015
Published online: August 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: We have established a decision tree for safe hepatectomy based on four variables: normal or cirrhotic liver, Child-Turcotte-Pugh score, the indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min, and the ratio of reserved functional liver volume to standard liver volume. Post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) has been identified by the “50-50” criteria. The Chinese consensus decision tree expands the indications for hepatic resection for liver tumor and does not increase the PHLF rate compared to the Swiss-Clavien and Tokyo University-Makuuchi decision trees. The Chinese consensus decision tree would be a safe and effective algorithm for hepatectomy in patients with liver tumor.