title: Reply to Letter: "Long-term Survival Analysis of Pure Laparoscopic Versus Open Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Single-center Experience".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, tantocheung@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tan To
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Ronnie T P
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Chung Mau
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male