Impact of Preoperative Hepatitis B Virus Levels on Prognosis After Primary and Repeat Hepatectomies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients—a Retrospective Study

Background Chronic HBV plays an important role in hepatocellular carcinoma pathogenesis. Previously, most studies have been focusing on HBV DNA levels before the primary curative hepatectomy. However, the association of virus level before repeat hepatectomy with the degrees of inflammation and fibrosis on histopathology and prognosis has not been surveyed.