1. Portal Vein Embolization is Associated with Reduced Liver Failure and Mortality in High-Risk Resections for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma
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Olthof, P. B., Aldrighetti, L., Alikhanov, R., Cescon, M., Groot Koerkamp, B., Jarnagin, W. R., Nadalin, S., Pratschke, J., Schmelze, M., Sparrelid, E., Lang, H., Guglielmi, A., van Gulik, T. M., Andreou, A., Bartsch, F., Benzing, C., Buettner, S., Capobianco, I., de Reuver, P., de Savornin Lohman, E., Dejong, C. H. C., Efanov, M., Erdmann, J. I., Franken, L. C., Frascaroli, G., Giglio, M. C., Gomez-Gavara, C., Heid, F., IJzermans, J. N. M., Jansson, H., Ligthart, M. A. P., Maithel, S. K., Malago, M., Malik, H. Z., Muiesan, P., Olde Damink, S. W. M., Pando, E., Quinn, L. M., Ratti, F., Roberts, K. J., Rolinger, J., Ruzzenente, A., Schadde, E., Serenari, M., Sultana, A., Troisi, R., van Laarhoven, S., van Vugt, J. L. A., Surgery, Academic Medical Center, AGEM - Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Olthof, P. B., Aldrighetti, L., Alikhanov, R., Cescon, M., Groot Koerkamp, B., Jarnagin, W. R., Nadalin, S., Pratschke, J., Schmelze, M., Sparrelid, E., Lang, H., Guglielmi, A., van Gulik, T. M., Andreou, A., Bartsch, F., Benzing, C., Buettner, S., Capobianco, I., de Reuver, P., de Savornin Lohman, E., Dejong, C. H. C., Efanov, M., Erdmann, J. I., Franken, L. C., Frascaroli, G., Giglio, M. C., Gomez-Gavara, C., Heid, F., Ijzermans, J. N. M., Jansson, H., Ligthart, M. A. P., Maithel, S. K., Malago, M., Malik, H. Z., Muiesan, P., Olde Damink, S. W. M., Pando, E., Quinn, L. M., Ratti, F., Roberts, K. J., Rolinger, J., Ruzzenente, A., Schadde, E., Serenari, M., Sultana, A., Troisi, R., van Laarhoven, S., and van Vugt, J. L. A.
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,030230 surgery ,Preoperative care ,Tumours of the digestive tract Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 14] ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Retrospective Studie ,Preoperative Care ,medicine ,Hepatectomy ,Humans ,Embolization ,Abscess ,Bile Duct Neoplasm ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,portal vein embolization ,portal vein embolisation, Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma ,Portal Vein ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Liver Neoplasms ,Correction ,Retrospective cohort study ,Middle Aged ,Jaundice ,medicine.disease ,Embolization, Therapeutic ,Surgery ,Bile Duct Neoplasms ,Oncology ,Liver Neoplasm ,Hepatobiliary Tumors ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Propensity score matching ,Cohort ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Liver Failure ,Human ,Klatskin Tumor - Abstract
Background Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is frequently used to improve future liver remnant volume (FLRV) and to reduce the risk of liver failure after major liver resection. Objective This paper aimed to assess postoperative outcomes after PVE and resection for suspected perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) in an international, multicentric cohort. Methods Patients undergoing resection for suspected PHC across 20 centers worldwide, from the year 2000, were included. Liver failure, biliary leakage, and hemorrhage were classified according to the respective International Study Group of Liver Surgery criteria. Using propensity scoring, two equal cohorts were generated using matching parameters, i.e. age, sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, jaundice, type of biliary drainage, baseline FLRV, resection type, and portal vein resection. Results A total of 1667 patients were treated for suspected PHC during the study period. In 298 patients who underwent preoperative PVE, the overall incidence of liver failure and 90-day mortality was 27% and 18%, respectively, as opposed to 14% and 12%, respectively, in patients without PVE (p p = 0.005). After propensity score matching, 98 patients were enrolled in each cohort, resulting in similar baseline and operative characteristics. Liver failure was lower in the PVE group (8% vs. 36%, p p p = 0.01), and 90-day mortality (7% vs. 18%, p = 0.03). Conclusion PVE before major liver resection for PHC is associated with a lower incidence of liver failure, biliary leakage, abscess formation, and mortality. These results demonstrate the importance of PVE as an integral component in the surgical treatment of PHC.
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- 2020