Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization
Madoff D. Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization. 2008, 316-334. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511722226.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative portal vein embolizationFuture liver remnantPortal vein embolizationSmall remnant liverFunctional liver massVein embolizationLiver failureRemnant liverLiver massExtensive liver surgeryNon-embolized segmentsNormal underlying liverPerioperative liver failureMajor liver resectionExtended hospital stayFatal liver failureChronic liver diseaseMajor technical complicationsMetastatic liver tumorsStandard of careHepatobiliary centersHospital stayMajor hepatectomyPerioperative morbidityCurative hepatectomy