“Hands and feet” figural teaching method in portal vein traffic branch: A surgeon's teaching experience

摘要

We have recently read the article “Histologic severity of liver cirrhosis: A key factor affecting surgical outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with portal hyper- tension” published in your journal by Ke-shuai Dong et al. From Wuhan, China. Authors aimed to explore the role of a potential player, histologic severity of liver cirrhosis, in affecting surgical outcomes of the patients with both he- patocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal hypertension (PH). The report makes a conclusion that histologic severity of iver cirrhosis determines the surgical outcomes of patients with both HCC and PH, and PH is not an absolute contra- indication of liver resection.