Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS): A new strategy to increase resectability in liver surgery

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 437-441

  Zhang, Guan Qi ^a   Zhang, Zhi Wei ^a   Lau, Wan Yee ^b   Chen, Xiao Ping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy; Future liver remnant; Liver failure; Liver hypertrophy; Portal vein embolization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ASSOCIATING PARTITION AND PORTAL VEIN LIGATION FOR STAGED HEPATECTOMY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER HYPERTROPHY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN LIGATION; ASSOCIATING LIVER PARTITION AND PORTAL VEIN LIGATION FOR STAGED HEPATECTOMY; BILE LEAKAGE; LIVER RESECTION; MORBIDITY; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PORTAL VEIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN OCCLUSION; LIVER; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER; PORTAL VEIN;

EID: 84900006598     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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