Dynamic Evaluation of Liver Volume and Function in Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy.
Ernesto SparrelidEduard JonasAntonios TzortzakakisUlrika DahlénGustav MurquistTorkel BrismarRimma AxelssonBengt IsakssonPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2017)
In the inter-stage period of ALPPS, the high volume increase is not paralleled by a corresponding functional increase. This may in part explain the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with ALPPS. Functional assessment of the FLR is advised.
Keyphrases