title: Reply to "Hepatic venous pressure gradient for preoperative assessment of patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A comment for moving forward".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: aleqko@libero.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cucchetti
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cescon
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio Daniele
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pinna
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D017082:Portal Pressure; D014690:Venous Pressure