2011
Indications and Contraindications for Portal Vein Embolization
Madoff D, Vauthey J. Indications and Contraindications for Portal Vein Embolization. 2011, 123-128. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-122-4_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPortal vein embolizationTotal liver volumeVein embolizationUse of PVEFuture liver remnant volumeLiver remnant volumePatient body sizeFLR volumePerioperative outcomesPatient ageSurgical candidatesLiver diseaseRemnant volumeSurgical interventionLiver volumeCT volumetryHealthy liverParticular patientPatientsContraindicationsEmbolizationAgeMultiple factorsCirrhosisComorbidities
2010
Response, Survival, and Prognostic Factors After Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Liver Metastases From Cutaneous Melanoma
Ahrar J, Gupta S, Ensor J, Ahrar K, Madoff DC, Wallace MJ, Murthy R, Tam A, Hwu P, Bedikian AY. Response, Survival, and Prognostic Factors After Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Liver Metastases From Cutaneous Melanoma. Cancer Investigation 2010, 29: 49-55. PMID: 21166498, DOI: 10.3109/07357907.2010.535052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic artery chemoembolizationOverall survivalCutaneous melanoma metastaticExtrahepatic metastatic sitesHepatic arterial chemoembolizationMedian overall survivalLactate dehydrogenase levelsType of treatmentMelanoma metastaticRadiologic responseDisease stabilizationLiver metastasesMost patientsPatient ageArterial chemoembolizationPrognostic factorsLiver diseaseMetastatic sitesCutaneous melanomaMedical recordsDehydrogenase levelsPatientsSignificant predictorsChemoembolizationSurvival