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Brief Title: Transient Elastography in Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Official Title: Value of Transient Elastography in Predicting Postoperative Liver Failure in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Study ID: NCT01441453
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether liver transient elastography performed before the surgical procedure is able to predict liver failure in patients undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
General Surgery and Organ Transplantation Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, , Italy
Name: Matteo Cescon, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR