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ArticleHepatobiliary surgery and nutrition2021

How should liver hypertrophy be stimulated? A comparison of upfront associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) and portal vein embolization (PVE) with rescue possibility.

Ernesto Sparrelid, Kristina Hasselgren, Bård Ingvald Røsok, Peter Nørgaard Larsen, Nicolai Aagaard Schultz, Ulrik Carling, Eva Fallentin, Stefan Gilg, Per Sandström, Gert Lindell and 1 more

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Article in Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ernesto SparrelidDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kristina HasselgrenDepartment of Surgery and Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Bård Ingvald RøsokDepartment of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Peter Nørgaard LarsenDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nicolai Aagaard SchultzDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ulrik CarlingDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicin, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Eva FallentinDepartment of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Stefan GilgDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Per SandströmDepartment of Surgery and Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Gert LindellDepartment of Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Bergthor BjörnssonDepartment of Surgery and Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Linköping University · SEKarolinska Institutet · SEOslo University Hospital · NORigshospitalet · DKSkåne University Hospital · SEUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe role of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) in comparison to portal vein embolization (PVE) is debated. The aim of this study was to compare successful resection rates (RR) with upfront ALPPS

methodsA retrospective analysis of all patients treated with PVE for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) or ALPPS (any diagnosis, rescue ALPPS included) at five Scandinavian university hospitals during the years 2013-2016 was conducted. A Chi-square test and a Mann-Whitney U test were used to assess the difference between the groups. A successful RR was defined as liver resection without a 90-day mortality.

resultsA total of 189 patients were included. Successful RR was in 84.5% of the patients with ALPPS upfront and in 73.3% of the patients with PVE and rescue ALPPS on demand (P=0.080). The hypertrophy of the future liver remnants (FLRs) with ALPPS upfront was 71% (48-97%) compared to 96% (82-113%) after PVE and rescue ALPPS (P=0.010).

conclusionsUpfront ALPPS offers a somewhat higher successful RR than PVE with rescue ALPPS on demand. The sequential combination of PVE and ALPPS leads to a higher overall degree of hypertrophy than upfront ALPPS.

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Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS)colorectal liver metastases (CRLM)liver surgeryportal vein embolization (PVE)

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PMID33575285
PMCPMC7867725
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