Preoperative liver venous deprivation

Some hepato-biliary cancers require major liver resections. Post hepatectomy liver failure is a complication that occurs when the remnant liver cannot maintain its synthetic and excretory functions. To overcome this issue, portal vein embolization has been developed to induce future remnant liver hypertrophy preoperatively. However, up to 20% of patients cannot proceed to the hepatectomy due to insufficient hypertrophy or tumor progression in...