Experimental studies on liver regeneration following transcatheter portal embolization.

Relationship Between CT Volumetry and Functional Liver Volume Using Technetium-99m Galactosyl Serum Albumin Scintigraphy in Patients Undergoing Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization Before Major Hepatectomy: A Preliminary Study

“…Following PVE, the morphology of embolized and unembolized liver changes dramatically over a period of a few weeks (9,(22)(23)(24). Our results from a total of 24 patients demonstrated a reduction of −79 ± 97 cm 3 (−9.3 ± 5.7%) in the embolized right lobe and an increase of 104 ± 66 cm 3 (39.5 ± 10.1%) in the left lobe (data not shown and unpublished).…”

Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Wilson's Disease

“…The mechanisms of liver atrophy in this case remain to be clarified, especially the relationship with apoptosis. However, Ishikawa et al (20) and Kobayashi et al (21) have reported a role of chemoembolization in the induction of apoptosis and anoxic stress. Moreover, Strand et al reported the induction of apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro due to copper overload in hepatocytes (22).…”

Evaluating surgeon attitudes towards the safety and efficacy of portal vein occlusion and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation: a report of the MALINSA survey

“…Second, the embolic materials used for PVE were strongly associated with surgeon satisfaction with PVE. For example, the use of Gelfoam as the embolic agent, which frequently is defeated by recanalization of vascular structures, was associated with the lowest satisfaction with PVE. Likewise, a lack of familiarity with an institutional PVE technique, as demonstrated by the association between the surgeons having no knowledge of the devices used by their radiologists, was correlated with poor satisfaction with PVE.…”