Indications for and limitations of portal vein embolization before major hepatic resection for hepatobiliary malignancy.
Portal vein embolization is a promising adjunctive tool in liver surgery; however, the understanding of liver regeneration and PVE is still in its infancy. Refinement in patient selection criteria and methods to evaluate hepatic hypertrophy and function should increase the potential indications for PVE and expand the field of major liver surgery.
Denys
Alban
A
Department of Interventional Radiology and Surgery, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Vaudois, Ruedu Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. alban.denys@chuv.hospvd.ch
Madoff
David C
DC
Doenz
Francesco
F
Schneider
Frederic
F
Gillet
Michel
M
Vauthey
Jean Nicolas
JN
Chevallier
Patrick
P
D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D011169:Portal Vein; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014014:Tissue Adhesives