Right trisegmentectomy after portal vein embolization in a high-risk toddler with hepatoblastoma

Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 May;34(5):573-578. doi: 10.1007/s00383-018-4250-4. Epub 2018 Mar 29.

Abstract

Portal vein embolization (PVE) is a pre-operative treatment modality in adults undergoing hepatectomy with concerns of post-operative liver failure from insufficient future liver remnant (FLR). PVE induces growth in the FLR. The success of this technique is well described in adults, but not in young children with hepatoblastoma.

Keywords: Future liver remnant; Hepatectomy; Hepatoblastoma; Portal vein embolization.

Publication types

  • Technical Report

MeSH terms

  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Hepatectomy / methods*
  • Hepatoblastoma / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Male
  • Portal Vein
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed