Kinetics of liver volume changes in the first year after portal vein embolization Journal Article
| Authors: | Correa, D.; Schwartz, L.; Jarnagin, W. R.; Tuorto, S.; DeMatteo, R.; D'Angelica, M.; Allen, P.; Brown, K.; Fong, Y. |
| Article Title: | Kinetics of liver volume changes in the first year after portal vein embolization |
| Abstract: | Objective: To determine the time course of liver hypertrophy after portal vein embolization (PVE). Design: In a cohort study, computed tomography volumetrics were calculated for livers during a 1-year period after PVE. Setting: Tertiary liver cancer treatment center. Patients: Ten patients who were subjected to PVE and were found subsequently to not be candidates for liver resection. Intervention: Right PVE. Main Outcome Measures: Left and right liver volumes. Results: The left liver continued growing for the entire first year after PVE, while the right liver continued to atrophy. The total volume remained remarkably constant. Conclusion: Early PVE during administration of a course of neoadjuvant therapy would be beneficial for enhanced growth of the liver before liver resection. ©2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; aged; middle aged; artificial embolism; liver neoplasms; adenocarcinoma; cohort analysis; tomography, x-ray computed; liver; portal vein; embolization, therapeutic; liver hypertrophy; liver weight; cone beam computed tomography; liver atrophy; vein embolism; hypertrophy |
| Journal Title: | Archives of Surgery |
| Volume: | 145 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0004-0010 |
| Publisher: | American Medical Association |
| Date Published: | 2010-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 351 |
| End Page: | 354 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archsurg.2010.42 |
| PUBMED: | 20404285 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: ARSUA" - "Source: Scopus" |
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