@article{TCR12823,
author = {Yasuyuki Fukami},
title = {Avoiding both the surgically and oncologically futile use of ALPPS},
journal = {Translational Cancer Research},
volume = {6},
number = {Suppl 2},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) is a novel two-stage hepatectomy that induces rapid growth of the remnant liver in primarily unresectable liver tumors by combining transection of the liver with portal vein ligation (1). Although the clinical outcomes demonstrated in the paper by Schnitzbauer et al. were very impressive and all the patients were able to proceed to a right trisectionectomy very shortly after the first procedure, the morbidity rate (64%) and the in-hospital mortality rate (12%) were incredibly high (1). Recently, an international registry system for this procedure has been created. This registry will gather important clinical data and can be used as a basis for establishing adequate patient selection and for improving the safety of this procedure.},
issn = {2219-6803}, url = {https://tcr.amegroups.org/article/view/12823}
}