Open AccessDearterialization of the Liver for Metastatic Cancer
Author(s) -
William V. McDermott,
Allen L. Paris,
Melvin E. Clouse,
William A. Meissner
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197801000-00008
Subject(s) - medicine , liver parenchyma , parenchyma , cancer , liver cancer , collateral damage , metastasis , pathology , radiology , hepatic tumor , criminology , sociology
Five cases of dearterialization of the liver for metastatic cancer are presented. Subjective and objective improvement was accomplished in three patients. Pre- and postoperative arteriography demonstrates the extent of devascularization and the routes of reestablished collateral. Microscopic studies demonstrated effects on tumor and on hepatic parenchyma and biochemical data indicate the extent and duration of hepatic dysfunction.