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SUBMITTER: Jiao LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6468856 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiao Long R LR Fajardo Puerta Ana B AB Gall Tamara M H TMH Sodergren Mikael H MH Frampton Adam E AE Pencavel Tim T Nagendran Myura M Habib Nagy A NA Darzi Ara A Pai Madhava M Thomas Rob R Tait Paul P
Cancers 20190304 3
To avoid liver insufficiency following major hepatic resection, portal vein embolisation (PVE) is used to induce liver hypertrophy pre-operatively. Associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy assisted with radiofrequency (RALPPS) was introduced as an alternative method. A randomized controlled trial comparing PVE with RALPPS for the pre-operative manipulation of liver volume in patients with a future liver remnant volume (FLRV) ≤25% (or ≤35% if receiving preopera ...[more]