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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2008
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| 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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