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
2009
Major hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with or without portal vein embolization: Perioperative outcome and survival
Palavecino M, Chun YS, Madoff DC, Zorzi D, Kishi Y, Kaseb AO, Curley SA, Abdalla EK, Vauthey JN. Major hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with or without portal vein embolization: Perioperative outcome and survival. Surgery 2009, 145: 399-405. PMID: 19303988, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative portal vein embolizationMajor hepatic resectionPreoperative PVEPVE groupHepatic resectionPortal vein embolizationHepatocellular carcinomaPerioperative outcomesDFS ratesPerioperative deathsVein embolizationSurvival rateDisease-free survival ratesPreoperative transarterial chemoembolizationOverall postoperative complicationsRemnant liver volumeImproved perioperative outcomesOverall survival rateAmerican Joint CommitteeHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusPerioperative mortalityPerioperative riskPostoperative complicationsOverall survival