2021
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Portal Vein Embolization, Associated Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation, and Radiation Lobectomy Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
Charalel RA, Sung J, Askin G, Jo J, Mitry M, Chung C, Tmanova L, Madoff DC. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Portal Vein Embolization, Associated Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation, and Radiation Lobectomy Outcomes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. Current Oncology Reports 2021, 23: 135. PMID: 34716800, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-021-01075-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal vein embolizationAssociated liver partitionPortal vein ligationHepatocellular carcinoma patientsSystematic reviewVein embolizationCarcinoma patientsMajor complicationsPooled proportionVein ligationLiver partitionLow major complication rateMajor complication ratePurpose of ReviewToRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceEffective hypertrophyFLR hypertrophyComplication rateOvid EmbaseCochrane LibraryHCC patientsLiver hypertrophyOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaThermal ablation alone vs thermal ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for patients with small (<3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma
Chai NX, Chapiro J, Petukhova A, Gross M, Kucukkaya A, Raju R, Zeevi T, Elbanan M, Lin M, Perez-Lozada JC, Schlachter T, Strazzabosco M, Pollak JS, Madoff DC. Thermal ablation alone vs thermal ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for patients with small (<3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 123-129. PMID: 33592550, PMCID: PMC8217099, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaThermal ablationTA groupEarly-stage hepatocellular carcinomaMedian overall survivalTherapy-naïve patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMaximum tumor diameterStage hepatocellular carcinomaLog-rank testDrug-eluting beadsSmall hepatocellular carcinomaTerms of TTPHIPAA-compliant IRBSignificant differencesLipiodol-TACELocoregional therapyBCLC stageComplication rateTreatment cohortsTumor diameterAFP levelsPatient group
2020
Improving the Safety of Major Resection for Hepatobiliary Malignancy: Portal Vein Embolization and Recent Innovations in Liver Regeneration Strategies
Madoff DC, Odisio BC, Schadde E, Gaba RC, Bennink RJ, van Gulik TM, Guiu B. Improving the Safety of Major Resection for Hepatobiliary Malignancy: Portal Vein Embolization and Recent Innovations in Liver Regeneration Strategies. Current Oncology Reports 2020, 22: 59. PMID: 32415401, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-020-00922-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPortal vein embolizationFuture liver remnantFLR hypertrophyMajor hepatectomyVein embolizationHepatobiliary malignanciesCT volumetryAppropriate surgical candidatesExtent of resectionPortal vein ligationRadiation lobectomyVenous deprivationMajor resectionPerformance statusSurgical candidatesComplication rateLiver diseaseVein ligationLiver partitionLiver remnantTumor typesPhysiological imagingResectionEmbolizationMalignancy
2016
Controversies of preoperative portal vein embolization
May BJ, Madoff DC. Controversies of preoperative portal vein embolization. Hepatic Oncology 2016, 3: 155-166. PMID: 30191035, PMCID: PMC6095422, DOI: 10.2217/hep-2015-0004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Portal Vein Embolization with Polyvinyl Alcohol Particles and Coils in Preparation for Major Liver Resection for Hepatobiliary Malignancy: Safety and Effectiveness—Study in 26 Patients1
Madoff DC, Hicks ME, Abdalla EK, Morris JS, Vauthey JN. Portal Vein Embolization with Polyvinyl Alcohol Particles and Coils in Preparation for Major Liver Resection for Hepatobiliary Malignancy: Safety and Effectiveness—Study in 26 Patients1. Radiology 2003, 227: 251-60. PMID: 12616006, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2271012010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative portal vein embolizationFuture liver remnantMedian hospital stayPortal vein embolizationPolyvinyl alcohol particlesHepatobiliary malignanciesLobar hypertrophyHospital stayFLR hypertrophyHepatic resectionVein embolizationLiver volumeAlcohol particlesPreoperative PVERatio of FLRAdvanced hepatobiliary malignanciesEstimated liver volumePostprocedure complication rateMajor liver resectionUnderlying liver diseasePercutaneous transhepatic approachTotal liver volumePVA particlesPostembolization syndromeComplication rate