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