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Using ALPPS to Induce Rapid Liver Hypertrophy in a Patient with Hepatic Fibrosis and Portal Vein Thrombosis

Authors: Keith M. Cavaness, M. B. Majella Doyle, Yiing Lin, Erin Maynard, William C. Chapman

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 1/2013

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Large or critically located hepatic tumors continue to be a challenge for surgeons as they push to obtain adequate surgical margins and often leave less residual liver behind. While it has been shown that up to 80 % of a healthy liver can be resected, additional challenges exist with the “less than healthy liver” when planning an operative procedure and determining the future liver remnant (FLR) volume. The main goal is to obtain adequate margins while avoiding postoperative liver decompensation and failure. Postoperative liver failure (PLF) has been reported to have a mortality rate as high as 32 % and is often associated with sepsis and multisystem organ failure.1 …

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Title: Using ALPPS to Induce Rapid Liver Hypertrophy in a Patient with Hepatic Fibrosis and Portal Vein Thrombosis
Authors: Keith M. Cavaness
M. B. Majella Doyle
Yiing Lin
Erin Maynard
William C. Chapman
Publication date: 01-01-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-2029-9

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