Portal Vein Embolization in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

In patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma, extended hepatectomy and caudate lobe resection are often performed to achieve an R0 resection. In patients whose standardized future liver remnant is less than or equal to 20% of total liver volume, portal vein embolization (PVE) should be performed. In pa...

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Main Author: Palavecino, Martin (author)
Other Authors: Abdalla, Eddie (author), Madoff, David (author), Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (author)
Format: article
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2008.12.007
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055320708001300
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