Is embolization of segment 4 portal veins before extended right hepatectomy justified?

Is embolization of segment 4 portal veins before extended right hepatectomy justified?

Background Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is increasingly used as a preparation for major hepatectomy in patients with inadequate liver remnant volume or function. However, whether segment 4 (S4) portal veins should be embolized is controversial. The effect of S4 PVE on the volume gain...

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Main Author: Kishi, Yoji (author)
Other Authors: Madoff, David (author), Abdalla, Eddie (author), Palavecino, Martin (author), Ribero, Dario (author), Shin Chun, Yun (author), Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (author)
Format: article
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2008.05.015
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039606008003589
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http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2008.05.015
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039606008003589

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