Open AccessPortal Vein Embolization Before Right Hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Olivier Farges,
Jacques Belghiti,
Réza Kianmanesh,
Jean Marc Régimbeau,
Roberto Santoro,
Valérie Vilgrain,
Alban Denys,
Alain Sauvanet
Publication year - 2003
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 - 10.1097/01.sla.0000048447.16651.7b
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , portal vein embolization , muscle hypertrophy , hepatocellular carcinoma , chronic liver disease , embolization , liver disease , surgery , radiology , resection , cirrhosis
To assess the impact of liver hypertrophy of the future liver remnant volume (FLR) induced by preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) on the immediate postoperative complications after a standardized major liver resection.