BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the hypertrophic effect of portal embolization in various types of liver and clarify useful variables, for predicting efficacy of portal embolization. METHODOLOGY: Portal embolization was performed for 46 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 30), biliary tract cancer (n = 9), or metastatic liver tumors (n = 7). The hypertrophic effect of portal embolization in relation to diseases, clinical liver conditions, histological fibrosis, and liver function were examined. RESULTS: The hypertrophic effect of portal embolization was impaired in the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, chronic hepatitis/cirrhotic liver, and advanced liver fibrosis. ICGR15 (indocyanine green dye retention rate at 15 minutes) was revealed to be an independent adverse predicting factor. Especially in hepatocellular carcinoma patients, platelet count was significantly correlated with the hypertrophy ratio. In patients who underwent major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, not only the incidences of posthepatectomy liver failure but also survival rate were similar between patients with and without portal embolization, although patients with portal embolization originally had a limited liver function. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative portal embolization made major hepatectomy possible in hepatocellular carcinoma patients, although portal embolization was less effective compared with other diseases. ICGR15 and platelet count may be novel variables to predict the hypertrophic effect of portal embolization in all and hepatocellular carcinoma patients, respectively.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the hypertrophic effect of portal embolization in various types of liver and clarify useful variables, for predicting efficacy of portal embolization. METHODOLOGY: Portal embolization was performed for 46 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 30), biliary tract cancer (n = 9), or metastatic liver tumors (n = 7). The hypertrophic effect of portal embolization in relation to diseases, clinical liver conditions, histological fibrosis, and liver function were examined. RESULTS: The hypertrophic effect of portal embolization was impaired in the patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, chronic hepatitis/cirrhotic liver, and advanced liver fibrosis. ICGR15 (indocyanine green dye retention rate at 15 minutes) was revealed to be an independent adverse predicting factor. Especially in hepatocellular carcinomapatients, platelet count was significantly correlated with the hypertrophy ratio. In patients who underwent major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma, not only the incidences of posthepatectomy liver failure but also survival rate were similar between patients with and without portal embolization, although patients with portal embolization originally had a limited liver function. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative portal embolization made major hepatectomy possible in hepatocellular carcinomapatients, although portal embolization was less effective compared with other diseases. ICGR15 and platelet count may be novel variables to predict the hypertrophic effect of portal embolization in all and hepatocellular carcinomapatients, respectively.
Authors: Yoshihiro Mise; Thomas A Aloia; Claudius Conrad; Steven Y Huang; Michael J Wallace; Jean-Nicolas Vauthey Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2014-08-05 Impact factor: 3.452
Authors: Yoshihiro Mise; Guillaume Passot; Xuemei Wang; Hsiang-Chun Chen; Steven Wei; Kristoffer W Brudvik; Thomas A Aloia; Claudius Conrad; Steven Y Huang; Jean-Nicolas Vauthey Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2016-04-12 Impact factor: 3.452
Authors: E A Soykan; B M Aarts; M Lopez-Yurda; K F D Kuhlmann; J I Erdmann; N Kok; K P van Lienden; E A Wilthagen; R G H Beets-Tan; O M van Delden; F M Gomez; E G Klompenhouwer Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Date: 2021-06-17 Impact factor: 2.740