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Open AccessLigation of the middle hepatic vein to increase hypertrophy induction during the ALPPS procedure
Here, we analyse the technical modification of the ALPPS procedure, ligating the middle hepatic vein during the first step of the operation to enhance remnant liver hypertrophy.
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Surgical technique for placement of the automated low flow ascites pump (Alfapump)
Approximately 10% of patients with ascites associated with cirrhosis fail to respond to dietary rules and diuretic treatment and therefore present with refractory ascites. In order to avoid iterative large-vol...
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Current strategies for preoperative conditioning of the liver to expand criteria for resectability of hepatic metastases
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most commonly diagnosed cancers, and the liver is its most frequent metastatic site. Colorectal liver metastases (CLM) are synchronous in 15–25 % of the CRC patients and me...