We describe our technique using the combination of a recent surgical technique (ALPPS)
and an anomalous vascular anatomy to push the current limits of liver resectability. The …

Background Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy
(ALPPS) is a highly complex operation that demands a thorough understanding of the …

I have read with great enthusiasm the article written by Schnitzbauer et al1 and the thorough
analysis in the accompanying editorial by de Santibanes and Clavien2 about the new …

We were interested to read the report of Schnitzbauer et al1 regarding the associating liver
partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy procedure in the March 2012 issue …

Background Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy
(ALPPS) may rescue remnant liver hypertrophy after failure of portal vein embolization …

After PVE, the future remnant is exposed to increased portal flow and responds with a
compensatory hypertrophy that reliably increases the safety of subsequent contralateral …

Preservation of the future liver remnant (FLR) vascular integrity has always been considered
crucial to achieving successful liver growths after major hepatectomies. Most surgeons …

Liver resection, with or without chemotherapy, remains the only treatment with the potential
for curing malignant liver tumors. 1-3 Frequently, major liver resections are mandatory to …

A new method for liver hypertrophy was recently introduced, the so-called associating liver
partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) procedure [1, 2]. The rapid …

Background: Partial hepatectomy with clear surgical margins is the main curative treatment
for hepatic malignancies. The safety of liver resection, to a great extent, depends on the …