RT Journal
A1 Corrêa D, Schwartz L, Jarnagin WR, et al
T1 KInetics of liver volume changes in the first year after portal vein embolization
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2010
FD April 1
VO 145
IS 4
SP 351
OP 354
DO 10.1001/archsurg.2010.42
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.42
AB Objective 
    To determine the time course of liver hypertrophy after portal vein embolization (PVE).Design 
    In a cohort study, computed tomography volumetrics were calculated for livers during a 1-year period after PVE.Setting 
    Tertiary liver cancer treatment center.Patients 
    Ten patients who were subjected to PVE and were found subsequently to not be candidates for liver resection.Intervention 
    Right PVE.Main Outcome Measures 
    Left and right liver volumes.Results 
    The left liver continued growing for the entire first year after PVE, while the right liver continued to atrophy. The total volume remained remarkably constant.Conclusion 
    Early PVE during administration of a course of neoadjuvant therapy would be beneficial for enhanced growth of the liver before liver resection.