Two-stage hepatectomy combined with in situ splitting of the liver and concomitant portal
ligation during the first stage has been sporadically performed since 2007 in Germany and …

The prevention of postoperative liver failure after extended hepatectomy often requires
preoperative intervention to induce hypertrophy in the future liver remnant. Portal vein …

Two-stage hepatectomy combined with in-situ splitting of the liver and concomitant portal
ligation during the first stage could facilitate more rapid hypertrophy of the future liver …

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 …

We read with great interest the recent article by Schnitzbauer et al1 on combining right portal
vein ligation with in situ splitting and would like to congratulate this group for proposing an …

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 Portal vein embolization (PVE) is performed to induce hypertrophy of an
insufficient future remnant liver (FRL) before major liver resection. Associating liver partition …

Liver resectionis the treatment of choice and a hope for cure for patients with malignant liver
tumors. Resection is many times limited by the amount of future liver remnant, with liver …

Purpose The current associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged
hepatectomy (ALPPS) approach is represented by an aggressive first surgical procedure …

In 2007, the first associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy
(ALPPS) procedure was performed in Regensburg, Germany. ALPPS is a variation of two …