Open AccessRole of preoperative selective portal vein embolization in two-step curative hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Wu Ji,
Jieshou Li,
Ling-Tang Li,
Wu-Hong Liu,
Kui Ma,
Xiang-Tian Wang,
Zhenping He,
Jiahong Dong
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1702
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatectomy , hepatocellular carcinoma , alanine transaminase , embolization , surgery , percutaneous , aspartate transaminase , radiology , gastroenterology , resection , biochemistry , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme
To determine the feasibility and role of ultrasound-guided preoperative selective portal vein embolization (POSPVE) in the two-step hepatectomy of patients with advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).