Open AccessA Comparison of Pitfalls after ALPPS Stage 1 or Portal Vein Embolization in Small-for-Size Setting Hepatectomies
Author(s) -
Andreas A. Schnitzbauer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000480100
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , portal vein embolization , muscle hypertrophy , liver failure , stage (stratigraphy) , resection , embolization , surgery , paleontology , biology
Portal vein embolization (PVE) followed by resection and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) are tools to enable liver resections in small-for-size settings.