Donor race has been linked to liver graft failure, but the association can be largely explained by transplant center characteristics and hepatitis status, a new study finds. Reuters Health Information
Commentary on a study on whether local excision provides similar outcomes to radical surgery in patients with rectal cancer who respond to chemoradiation, published in the British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
The National Institutes of Health have issued a consensus development conference statement on the management of hepatitis B virus infection. Medscape Medical News
Liver resection does not benefit patients with colorectal liver metastases if their celiac or para-aortic regional lymph nodes are involved, even if the disease responds to preoperative chemotherapy. Reuters Health Information
