TY - JOUR AU - Cucchetti, Alessandro AU - Serenari, Matteo PY - 2017 TI - Resection or ablation for very early hepatocellular carcinoma and the fundamental problem of causal inference JF - Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition; Vol 6, No 4 (August 01, 2017): Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition (Special Focus on Robotic Hepatobiliary Surgery: Part I) Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Despite strict size definition (single ≤2 cm), very early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) still represents an heterogeneous stage, regarding, in particular, liver function (i.e., Child-Pugh and MELD scores or bilirubin levels and presence or absence of portal hypertension), tumor location (deep in the liver, adjacent to major biliary or vascular structures or located on the surface of the liver) and patient characteristics (i.e., age, absence or presence of comorbidities as well as patient treatment preference). UR - https://hbsn.amegroups.org/article/view/14987