Efficacy of Sequential Hepatic Vein Embolization Following Portal Vein Embolization in Promoting Regeneration of Liver Volume and Function Before Right-Sided Major Hepatectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

This study compared the efficacy of sequential hepatic vein embolization (HVE) following portal vein embolization (PVE) with PVE alone in promoting both the volume and function of the future remnant liver (FRL) before right-sided major hepatectomy.

Methods

All patients underwent preoperative PVE with or without sequential HVE, followed by right hepatectomy ± extended from 2018 to 2023. Changes in FRL volume and function were analyzed and compared between groups, with liver function assessed using technetium-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-galactosyl-human serum albumin (^99mTc-GSA) scintigraphy.

Results

Eight patients underwent sequential PVE-HVE, while 24 underwent PVE alone. All patients underwent embolization without severe compl

SUBMITTER: Lai TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757160 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature