ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2021
Functional transition: Inconsistently parallel to the increase in future liver remnant volume after preoperative portal vein embolization.
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- Usefulness and safety of preoperative portal vein embolization in older adults: A STROBE-compliant observational study.Medicine · 2026Observational
- Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Era of Molecular-targeted Agents and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Japan.JMA journal · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPreoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is a widely used strategy to enable major hepatectomy in patients with insufficient liver remnant. PVE induces hypertrophy of the future liver remnant (FLR) and a shift of the functional reserve to the FLR. However, whether the increase of the FLR volume (FLRV) corresponds to the functional transition after PVE remains unclear.
aimTo investigate the sequential relationship between the increase in FLRV and functional transition after preoperative PVE using 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) and
methodsThirty-three patients who underwent major hepatectomy following PVE at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Hokkaido University Hospital between October 2013 and March 2018 were enrolled. Three-phase dynamic multidetector CT and
resultsFFLRV increased by a significantly larger extent than FLRV at 1 and 2 wk after PVE (
conclusionThe functional transition lagged behind the increase in FLRV after PVE in some cases. Evaluating both volume and function is needed to determine the optimal timing of hepatectomy after PVE.
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