title: [Progress in surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma].
abstract: The surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma have advanced greatly in recent years: associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy can bring hope and relief to patients with advanced liver cancer and less future liver remnant; the application range of laparoscopic hepatectomy and robotic hepatectomy were amplified; hepatectomy following anatomic or non-anatomic direction should be decided by particular situations; the precise preoperative assessment of liver reserve function ensured the success of extended hepatectomy; the further discussion of United Network for Organ Sharing criteria for liver transplantation made the appearance of University of California at San Francisco, Up-to-seven and Hangzhou criteria; bridge therapy can decrease tumor progression and the dropout rate from the liver transplantation waiting list; downstaging treatment is used in selected patients with more advanced liver cancer who are beyond the accepted transplant criteria to acquire the chance of liver transplantation and increase survival rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
authors.forename: Keyu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lianxin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dalong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome