Jung Hwan Yu, Ji Won Han, Young Ju Suh, Young Eun Chon, Hee Yeon Kim, Ji Hyun An, Young-Joo Jin, Miyoung Choi, Seung Up Kim, Dae Won Jun, Han Ah Lee, Mi Na Kim
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Abstract
Background and aims: This meta-analysis examined whether preoperative vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) can predict postoperative complications and recurrence in patients undergoing hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using Ovid-Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane, and KoreaMed databases. Out of 431 individual studies, thirteen published between 2008 and 2022 were included. Five studies focused on HCC recurrence, while eight examined postoperative complications.
Results: The meta-analysis of five studies on HCC recurrence showed that the high-risk group with a high VCTE score had a significantly increased recurrence rate after hepatic resection (hazard ratio [HR], 2.14). The cutoff value of VCTE in the high-risk group of HCC recurrence was 7.4-13.4kPa, the sensitivity was 0.60 (95% CI 0.47-0.72), and the specificity was 0.60 (95% CI 0.46-0.72). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of the liver stiffness measured by VCTE to predict the HCC recurrence was 0.63 (95% CI 0.59-0.67). The meta-analysis on the postoperative complications revealed a significantly increased risk of postoperative complications in the high-risk group (12-25.6kPa) with a high VCTE value (risk ratio [RR], 8.32). The AUC of the liver stiffness measured by VCTE to predict the postoperative complications was 0.87(95% CI 0.84-0.90), the sensitivity was 0.76 (95% CI 0.55-0.89) and the specificity was 0.85 (95% CI 0.73-0.92).
Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggests that preoperative VCTE in patients undergoing hepatic resection for HCC is useful in identifying individuals at a high risk of postoperative complications and HCC recurrence.
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Clinical and Molecular Hepatology is an internationally recognized, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published quarterly in English. Its mission is to disseminate cutting-edge knowledge, trends, and insights into hepatobiliary diseases, fostering an inclusive academic platform for robust debate and discussion among clinical practitioners, translational researchers, and basic scientists. With a multidisciplinary approach, the journal strives to enhance public health, particularly in the resource-limited Asia-Pacific region, which faces significant challenges such as high prevalence of B viral infection and hepatocellular carcinoma. Furthermore, Clinical and Molecular Hepatology prioritizes epidemiological studies of hepatobiliary diseases across diverse regions including East Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southwest Asia, Pacific, Africa, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Central America, and South America.
The journal publishes a wide range of content, including original research papers, meta-analyses, letters to the editor, case reports, reviews, guidelines, editorials, and liver images and pathology, encompassing all facets of hepatology.