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SUBMITTER: Li J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4770166 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Jun J Ewald Florian F Gulati Amit A Nashan Björn B
World journal of gastrointestinal surgery 20160201 2
Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) is a novel approach in liver surgery that allows for extensive resection of liver parenchyma by inducing a rapid hypertrophy of the future remnant liver. However, recent reports indicate that not all patients eligible for ALPPS will benefit from this procedure. Therefore, careful patient selection will be necessary to fully exploit possible benefits of ALPPS. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the techn ...[more]