1. Greater hypertrophy can be achieved with associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy compared to conventional staged hepatectomy, but with a higher price to pay?
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Chia DKA, Yeo Z, Loh SEK, Iyer SG, Bonney GK, Madhavan K, and Kow AWC
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- Adult, Aged, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular mortality, Female, Humans, Ligation, Liver Failure epidemiology, Liver Failure etiology, Liver Failure prevention & control, Liver Neoplasms mortality, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Postoperative Complications etiology, Postoperative Complications prevention & control, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery, Hepatectomy methods, Liver Neoplasms surgery, Liver Regeneration, Portal Vein surgery
- Abstract
Background: Associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) and conventional staged hepatectomy (CSH) are options for patients with unresectable liver tumors due to insufficient future liver remnant (FLR)., Methods: A retrospective comparison of clinical data, liver volumetry and surgical outcomes between 10 ALPPS and 29 CSH patients was performed., Results: Patient demographics and disease characteristics were similar between both groups. ALPPS induced superior FLR growth (ALPPS vs. CSH, 48.1% (IQR 39.4-96.9%) vs. 11.8% (IQR 4.3-41.9%), p = 0.013). However, post-operative day 5 international normalized ratio (INR) (ALPPS vs. CSH, 1.6 (IQR 1.5-1.8) vs. 1.4 (IQR 1.3-1.6), p = 0.015) and rate of post-hepatectomy liver failure (ALPPS vs. CSH, 25 vs. 0%, p = 0.032) was higher in the ALPPS group. 90-day mortality (ALPPS vs. CSH, 12.5% vs. 0%, p = 0.320) was similar in both groups., Conclusion: ALPPS was superior in inducing FLR growth but associated with increased post-hepatectomy liver failure compared to CSH., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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