2013
Safety and Outcomes Following Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases in the Era of Current Perioperative Chemotherapy
Gur I, Diggs B, Wagner J, Vaccaro G, Lopez C, Sheppard B, Orloff S, Billingsley K. Safety and Outcomes Following Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases in the Era of Current Perioperative Chemotherapy. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2013, 17: 2133-2142. PMID: 24091909, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2295-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesPreoperative chemotherapyPerioperative chemotherapyOverall survivalLiver metastasesAdvanced ageResectable colorectal liver metastasesPreoperative portal vein embolizationShorter disease-free intervalAcademic oncology centerOutcomes Following ResectionThirty-day mortalityDisease-free intervalHigh-risk patientsPortal vein embolizationSubset of patientsPoor overall survivalLiver recurrenceSynchronous diseaseEleven patientsPostoperative complicationsRepeat resectionLiver resectionVein embolizationRetrospective review
2011
Safety and efficacy of preoperative right portal vein embolization in patients at risk for postoperative liver failure following major right hepatectomy
Massimino K, Kolbeck K, Enestvedt C, Orloff S, Billingsley K. Safety and efficacy of preoperative right portal vein embolization in patients at risk for postoperative liver failure following major right hepatectomy. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2011, 14: 14-19. PMID: 22151446, PMCID: PMC3252986, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00402.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight portal vein embolizationPortal vein embolizationFuture liver remnantShort-term outcomesFLR volumeVein embolizationPreoperative right portal vein embolizationMajor right hepatectomyPost-embolization complicationsPostoperative liver failureRecords of patientsResults of embolizationDegree of hypertrophyHypertrophy rateRight hepatectomyLiver resectionMost complicationsOperative complicationsOperative resectionPatient demographicsComplication rateLiver failureLiver insufficiencyOperative outcomesLiver remnant
2010
Techniques and results of portal vein/superior mesenteric vein reconstruction using femoral and saphenous vein during pancreaticoduodenectomy
Lee D, Mitchell E, Jones M, Landry G, Liem T, Sheppard B, Billingsley K, Moneta G. Techniques and results of portal vein/superior mesenteric vein reconstruction using femoral and saphenous vein during pancreaticoduodenectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 51: 662-666. PMID: 20080375, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaEdemaEndosonographyFemoral VeinGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMesenteric VeinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPortal VeinRegistriesReoperationSaphenous VeinTime FactorsTissue and Organ HarvestingTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexVascular PatencyVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsPV/SMV reconstructionLower extremity edemaLower extremity veinsPostoperative wound problemsLate mortalityExtremity edemaFemoral veinExtremity veinsSaphenous veinWound problemsPreoperative imagingPortal veinPV/SMV invasionSuperior mesenteric vein invasionPreoperative computed tomography (CT) imagingPV/SMVVein harvest siteLower extremity complicationsKaplan-Meier analysisGreat saphenous veinMinor operative proceduresEndoscopic ultrasound scanSuperior mesenteric vein reconstructionComputed tomography (CT) imagingPatent reconstruction