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Results are expressed as relative risk (RR) or weighted mean differences with 95 % of confidence interval. Patient and disease-free survival (DFS), postoperative mortality, and morbidity were considered as outcomes.

MethodsĪ systematic review of studies published from 1990 to 2011 in the PubMed and Embase databases was performed. Because no randomized controlled trials are currently available on this topic, a meta-regression analysis was performed on available observational studies to control for confounding variables. It remains unclear whether hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma should be performed as an anatomic resection (AR) or a nonanatomic resection (NAR).
