Rescue ALPPS: Intraoperative Conversion to ALPPS during Synchronous Resection of Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis
Future liver remnant (FLR) is the most important deciding factor in planning for liver resection. Portal vein embolization (PVE) was first introduced in the 1980s to induce liver hypertrophy, enabling removal of multiple/bilobar tumors. PVE was later combined with sequential hepatectomies with the a...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4259134/ |