Right portal vein ligation combined with in situ splitting induces rapid left lateral liver lobe hypertrophy enabling 2-staged extended right hepatic resection in small-for-size settings.

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Published in Ann Surg on March 01, 2012

Authors

Andreas A Schnitzbauer1, Sven A Lang, Holger Goessmann, Silvio Nadalin, Janine Baumgart, Stefan A Farkas, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Thomas Lorf, Armin Goralcyk, Rüdiger Hörbelt, Alexander Kroemer, Martin Loss, Petra Rümmele, Marcus N Scherer, Winfried Padberg, Alfred Königsrainer, Hauke Lang, Aiman Obed, Hans J Schlitt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Associated clinical trials:

Interstage Assessment of Remnant Liver Function in ALPPS | NCT02846441

Laparoscopic Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy | NCT02203409

Laparoscopic Microwave Ablation and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (LAPS) (LAPS) | NCT02184182

ALPPS: Safety, Feasibility and Efficacy at a Single Center | NCT02164292

Registry of Major Liver Resections Including ALPPS and Other Liver Resections in Two Stages (ALPPSREG) | NCT01924741

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