Preoperative portal vein or portal and hepatic vein embolization: DRAGON collaborative group analysis.
Heil J, Korenblik R, Heid F, Bechstein WO, Bemelmans M, Binkert C, Björnsson B, Breitenstein S, Detry O, Dili A, Dondelinger RF, Gerard L, Giménez-Maurel T, Guiu B, Heise D, Hertl M, Kalil JA, Klein JJ, Lakoma A, Neumann UP, Olij B, Pappas SG, Sandström P, Schnitzbauer A, Serrablo A, Tasse J, Van der Leij C, Metrakos P, Van Dam R, Schadde E.
Heil J, et al.
Br J Surg. 2021 Jul 23;108(7):834-842. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa149.
Br J Surg. 2021.
PMID: 33661306
Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: The extent of liver resection for tumours is limited by the expected functional reserve of the future liver remnant (FRL), so hypertrophy may be induced by portal vein embolization (PVE), taking 6 weeks or longer for growth. This study assessed the hypothesis t …
BACKGROUND: The extent of liver resection for tumours is limited by the expected functional reserve of the future liver remnant (FRL), so hy …