BACKGROUND/AIMS: @entity157 is one of the most common @entity5 worldwide. The only curative treatment is surgery. As @entity157 is often associated with @entity1575 , @entity1 are at risk for @entity1578 . In the recent years, platelets are thought to play an important role in liver regeneration.The aim of this study was to discover the relevance of postoperative platelet counts after liver resection for @entity157 . METHODOLOGY: Data of 68 @entity1 who underwent liver resection for @entity157 between July 2007 and July 2012 in a single centre were analysed. Postoperative morbidity and mortality were evaluated in regard to postoperative platelet counts. Comparative analysis between @entity1 with platelet counts  <=100 2x109/ l and >100 x109/ l at d1 was performed in regard to postoperative outcome. RESULTS: Within this cohort, 43 @entity1 (63%) suffered from histologically proven @entity1575 . Postoperative mortality was statistically significant associated with @entity1423 . Comparative analysis showed significantly elevated postoperative @entity648 levels and lower prothrombin time in @entity1 with platelet counts  <= 100 1x109/ l at d1. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative low platelet counts are associated with poor outcome after hepatic resection for @entity157 .

Low postoperative platelet count is associated with negative outcome after liver resection for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1423 :: ('MESH:D001791', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative reduced platelet counts'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignancies'] @entity648 :: ('MESH:D001663', 'Chemical') :: ['bilirubin'] @entity1578 :: ('MESH:D017093', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative liver failure'] @entity1575 :: ('MESH:D008103', 'Disease') :: ['liver cirrhosis'] @entity157 :: ('MESH:D006528', 'Disease') :: ['Hepatocellular carcinoma', 'hepatocellular carcinoma']
@entity157 :: (MESH:D006528,Disease) :: ['hepatocellular carcinoma']
