Research Article

[Retracted] A Comparison between Three-Dimensional Visualization Guided Hepatectomy and Ultrasonography Guided Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma within the Milan Criteria

Table 6

Univariate and multivariate analyses for overall survival.

Variables Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Scorep valueHR (95% CI) p value

Survival
Intervention (RFA versus SR)14.118<0.0012.769 (1.789–4.286)<0.001
Hepatitis virus infection6.7980.079
 HBV6.5980.010
 HCV2.4210.120
 Both HBV and HCV0.5310.466
Liver cirrhosis1.9680.161
Diameter (cm)2.9470.0862.166 (1.656–2.835)<0.001
Tumor number61.910<0.0015.128 (3.548–7.413)<0.001
AFP (≥400 μg/L versus <400 μg/L)10.1570.0011.871 (1.229–2.847)0.003
Child-Pugh (B versus A)5.2010.023

HR: hazard ratio; SR: three-divisional visualization system-guided surgical resection; RFA: radiofrequency ablation; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis B virus; AFP: α-fetoprotein.