RT Journal
A1 Pawlik TM, Vauthey J
T1 Preoperative biopsy evaluation of chemotherapy-associated liver injuries: Looking for a needle in a haystack? comment on “prospective evaluation of accuracy of liver biopsy findings in the identification of chemotherapy-associated liver injury”
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2012
FD December 1
VO 147
IS 12
SP 1092
OP 1092
DO 10.1001/archsurg.2012.1874
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2012.1874
AB 
Our group2 has previously shown that patients who undergo a major hepatic resection in the setting of steatohepatitis are at risk for increased perioperative mortality. Other studies, however, found no association between simple steatosis or sinusoidal dilatation and outcome.3- 4 The prospective trial by the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer examined the use of perioperative chemotherapy and found a small increase in perioperative complications in the treatment arm but no difference in mortality.5