Research Article
Portal Vein Embolization with PVA and Coils before Major Hepatectomy: Single-Center Retrospective Analysis in Sixty-Four Patients
| Total of patients | 64 | Type of hepatectomy, N (%) | | RH | 21 (47.73) | RH + I | 4 (9.09) | RH + I + IV | 1 (2.27) | RH + IV | 10 (22.73) | LH | 6 (13.64) | LH + V/VII | 1 (2.27) | Tx | 1 (2.27) | Reason for no surgery, N (%) | | Liver failure | 1 (5.00) | Insufficient volume + disease progression | 1 (5.00) | Disease progression | 17 (85.00) | Patient declined surgery | 1 (5.00) | Total bilirubin before PVE, mean (SD) | 1.41 (2.37) | Total bilirubin before surgery, mean (SD) | 2.08 (5.24) | AST before PVE, mean (SD) | 40.41 (23.63) | AST before surgery, mean (SD) | 59.94 (76) | INR before pve, mean (SD) | 1.07 (0.15) | INR before surgery, mean (SD) | 1.22 (0.45) |
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RH: right hepatectomy; LH: left hepatectomy; Tx: transplant; PVE: portal vein embolization; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; INR: international normalized ratio.
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