Salvage liver transplantation or repeat hepatectomy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: An intent‐to‐treat analysis
Chetana Lim, Hiroji Shinkawa, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Prashant Bhangui, Chady Salloum, Concepcion Gomez Gavara, Eylon Lahat, Kiyohiko Omichi, Junichi Arita, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Philippe Compagnon, Cyrille Feray, Norihiro Kokudo, Daniel Azoulay – 25 September 2017 – The salvage liver transplantation (LT) strategy was conceived for initially resectable and transplantable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to obviate upfront transplantation, with salvage LT in the case of recurrence. The longterm outcomes of a second resection for recurrent HCC have improved.