Open AccessPortal Vein Embolization before Extended Hepatectomy for Biliary Cancer: Current Technique and Review of 494 Consecutive Embolizations
Author(s) -
Tomoki Ebata,
Yukihiro Yokoyama,
Tsuyoshi Igami,
Gen Sugawara,
Yu Takahashi,
Masato Nagino
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000335718
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder cancer , hepatectomy , gallbladder , cancer , gastroenterology , surgery , resection
Portal vein embolization (PVE) has been widely applied before extended hepatectomy; however, its clinical utility for patients with biliary cancer has not been fully addressed.
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