A meta-analysis of 13 studies indicates that preoperative vibration-controlled transient elastography (vcte) is valuable for predicting postoperative complications and recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. High vcte scores correlated with a significantly increased HCC recurrence rate (hazard ratio 2.14) and a notable risk of surgical complications (risk ratio 8.32). The study highlights specific cutoff values for vcte to enhance sensitivity (0.76) and specificity (0.85) in clinical settings.
Journal Article by Yu JH, Han JW (…) Kim MN et 9 al. in Clin Mol Hepatol