To determine the predictive value of the preoperative serum concentration of type IV collagen 7s domain (7s collagen) for postoperative hepatic failure in patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Correlation between preoperative serum concentration of type IV collagen 7s domain and hepatic failure following resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Department of Gastroenterological and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. m7696493@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp