Adverse Effects of Ligation of an Aberrant Left Hepatic Artery Arising from the Left Gastric Artery during Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with a ligated ALHA, those with peak AST/ALT ≥5 times the ULN showed worse perioperative outcomes in terms of hospital stay and severity of complications. More precise perioperative decision-making tools are needed to better determine whether to preserve or ligate an ALHA.PMID:33854815 | PMC:PMC8020005 | DOI:10.5230/jgc.2021.21.e6
Source: Journal of Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research