Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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J. Gastrointest. Surg. · Nov 2017
Remnant Liver Tumor Growth Activity During Treatment Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Occlusion for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS).
We compared tumor growth activity during treatment associating liver partition and portal vein occlusion for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) with that in classical 2-stage hepatectomy. ⋯ ALPPS induces a rapid FLR volume increase while avoiding remnant tumor progression.