2011
Safety and efficacy of preoperative right portal vein embolization in patients at risk for postoperative liver failure following major right hepatectomy
Massimino K, Kolbeck K, Enestvedt C, Orloff S, Billingsley K. Safety and efficacy of preoperative right portal vein embolization in patients at risk for postoperative liver failure following major right hepatectomy. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2011, 14: 14-19. PMID: 22151446, PMCID: PMC3252986, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00402.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight portal vein embolizationPortal vein embolizationFuture liver remnantShort-term outcomesFLR volumeVein embolizationPreoperative right portal vein embolizationMajor right hepatectomyPost-embolization complicationsPostoperative liver failureRecords of patientsResults of embolizationDegree of hypertrophyHypertrophy rateRight hepatectomyLiver resectionMost complicationsOperative complicationsOperative resectionPatient demographicsComplication rateLiver failureLiver insufficiencyOperative outcomesLiver remnantSafety and Efficacy of Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization in Patients at Risk for Postoperative Liver Failure
Massimino K, Kolbeck K, Enestvedt C, Orloff S, Billingsley K. Safety and Efficacy of Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization in Patients at Risk for Postoperative Liver Failure. Gastroenterology 2011, 140: s-1018. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(11)64230-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Surgical treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: outcomes and predictive factors
Ellis M, Cassera M, Vetto J, Orloff S, Hansen P, Billingsley K. Surgical treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: outcomes and predictive factors. Hepato Pancreato Biliary 2010, 13: 59-63. PMID: 21159105, PMCID: PMC3019543, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00242.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survival rateIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaR0 resectionSurgical treatmentR1/R2 resectionResectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaPostoperative liver failureMainstay of treatmentOptimal patient selectionPostoperative complication rateKaplan-Meier methodCox hazard modelPreoperative hypoalbuminaemiaReplete patientsR2 resectionSurgical mortalityComplication rateSurgical resectionSurgical therapyWorse survivalClinicopathologic characteristicsLiver failureOperative detailsPrognostic factorsRecurrence outcomes