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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2025; 17(3): 98454
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.98454
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.98454
Role of two-dimensional shear wave elastography in predicting post-hepatectomy liver failure: A step forwards in hepatic surgery
Hua-Zhen Deng, Han-Wen Zhang, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China
Yu-Feng Liu, Han-Wen Zhang, The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China
Co-first authors: Hua-Zhen Deng and Yu-Feng Liu.
Author contributions: Deng HZ and Liu YF contribute equally to this study as co-first authors; Deng HZ wrote an analytical article to comment on the study; Liu YF reviewed the article for language correction and Zhang HW revised and reviewed the article.
Supported by Guangdong Medical Science and Technology Research Fund Project, No. A2024475.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Corresponding author: Han-Wen Zhang, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Health Science Center, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, No. 3002 Sungangxi Road, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China.
Received: June 26, 2024
Revised: January 1, 2025
Accepted: January 14, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
Processing time: 242 Days and 23.2 Hours
Revised: January 1, 2025
Accepted: January 14, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
Processing time: 242 Days and 23.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Two-dimensional shear wave elastography offers a non-invasive method to predict post-hepatectomy liver failure, enhancing preoperative assessment and patient outcomes in hepatic surgery.