Optimizing associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy outcomes: Surgical experience or appropriate patient selection? | Zendy

Ibrahim Hasan | Zendy; Mauro Enrique TunAbraham | Zendy; Kerollos Nashat Wanis | Zendy; Carlos García-Ochoa | Zendy; Mark Levstik | Zendy; Bandar Al-Judaibi | Zendy; Roberto HernandezAlejandro | Zendy

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Optimizing associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy outcomes: Surgical experience or appropriate patient selection?

Author(s) -

Ibrahim Hasan,

Mauro Enrique TunAbraham,

Kerollos Nashat Wanis,

Carlos García-Ochoa,

Mark Levstik,

Bandar Al-Judaibi,

Roberto HernandezAlejandro

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.005817

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , surgery , cohort , american society of anesthesiologists , body mass index , blood loss , portal vein , resection

Early reports of associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) outcomes have been suboptimal. The literature has confirmed that learning curves influence surgical outcomes. We have 54 months of continuous experience performing ALPPS with strict selection criteria. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the learning curve on ALPPS outcomes.

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