title: Hepatic resection for the treatment of liver metastases in gastric carcinoma: review of the literature.
abstract: This article presents a review of the literature on hepatic resection for the treatment of liver metastases in gastric carcinoma, and discusses the indications, mortality rates, prognostic factors and long-term results. Reports on hepatectomy for liver metastases from gastric cancer are rare, the results are disappointing, and further studies are required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepato-gastroenterological Surgery, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizukea City Fukuoka , Japan. kshirabeh1@aih-net.com
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirabe
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakiyama
authors.forename: Tomonobu
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authors.lastname: Gion
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
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authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: Masanori
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authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Takashi
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authors.lastname: Nagaie