Temporary portal vein embolization as a starter of liver regeneration

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-315

  Lesurtel, Mickael ^a   Belghiti, Jacques ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; GELFOAM;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CANCER INVASION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER HYPERTROPHY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER RESECTION; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR THROMBUS;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; HYPERTROPHY; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MACACA MULATTA; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 48449086938     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.06.004     Document Type: Editorial

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