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Table 1 Description of patients included in the study

From: The value of intra-operative ultrasonography on safety margin and outcome during liver resection and radio-frequency ablation in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Number of patients

76

Male/female

58/18

Median age (years)

58

Within Milan criteria n (%)

76 (100%)

BCLC Stage A n (%)

76 (100%)

Open resection group: n

52 patient

With IOUS

32

Without IOUS

20

LARFA group n

24 patient

  1. LARFA Laparoscopic-assisted radio-frequency ablation, IOUS Intra-operative ultrasound, BCLC Barcelona-clinic liver cancer staging system for hepatocellular carcinoma