The speed of liver regeneration in ALPPS may be influenced by hypoxia at high altitudes: A case report

Asian J Surg. 2024 May;47(5):2527-2528. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.02.001. Epub 2024 Feb 19.

Authors

Biao Chen¹, Wa Da¹, Dun-Zhu Ba-Sang¹, Hai-Feng Xu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, 850000, China.
² Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, 850000, China; Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100000, China. Electronic address: xuhf781120@sina.com.

PMID: 38378432
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.02.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; High-altitude regions.

Publication types

Letter
Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Altitude*
Hepatectomy* / methods
Humans
Hypoxia* / etiology
Liver / surgery
Liver Regeneration* / physiology
Male
Portal Vein / surgery
Time Factors