Effect of autotransfusion system on tumor recurrence and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Akbulut, AHMET; Kayaalp, CÜNEYT; Yilmaz, MEHMET; Ince, VOLKAN; Ozgor, DİNÇER; Karabulut, Koray; Eris, Cengiz; Toprak, HÜSEYİN; Aydin, CEMALETTİN; Yilmaz, SEZAİ

doi:10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625

Effect of autotransfusion system on tumor recurrence and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Akbulut S., Kayaalp C., Yilmaz M., Ince V., Ozgor D., Karabulut K., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.19, pp.1625-1631, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 19
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1625
Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1625-1631
Keywords: Liver transplantation, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Intraoperative blood salvage autotransfusion, Recurrence, Tumor cell dissemination, INTRAOPERATIVE BLOOD SALVAGE, LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION, CELL SALVAGE, LEUKOCYTE DEPLETION, RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY, TRANSFUSION, CANCER, RISK, HEPATECTOMY, INCREASE
Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of continuous autotransfusion system (CATS) during liver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinoma patients.