The British journal of surgery
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Comparative Study
Living donor versus deceased donor liver transplantation for early irresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hypothetical studies that favour living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) assumed a comparable outcome after LDLT and deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT). The aim of this study was to compare the outcome after LDLT with that after DDLT, and to identify factors that might account for any differences. ⋯ Despite standard radiological selection criteria based on number and size, patients who underwent LDLT for HCC had more recurrence because of selection bias for other clinical characteristics.
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Peroperative identification and subsequent division or preservation of the inguinal nerves during open hernia repair may influence the incidence of chronic postoperative pain. ⋯ The nerves should probably be identified during open hernia repair. Division of and preservation of the ilioinguinal nerve show similar results.