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Complications of Portal Vein Embolization

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Venous Embolization of the Liver

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Portal vein embolization (PVE) may be viewed as a tool used to improve the morbidity and mortality following major hepatectomy. While it is considered relatively safe, PVE is a complex procedure with potential complications. Adverse events may relate to the access approach or to the embolization procedure itself. Given that PVE is neither tumor-reductive nor does it guarantee hepatectomy, its technical and clinical success requires strict patient selection and careful pre-­procedure planning. The aim of this chapter is to review the etiology, clinical presentation, and management of complications associated with this procedure.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Teine Keijinkai Medical Center, 1-12-1-40, Maeda, Teine-ku, Sapporo, 006-8111, Japan

    Yoshihisa Kodama

  2. Interventional Radiology Section, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Colette M. Shaw M.D.

  3. Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    David C. Madoff M.D., F.S.I.R.

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  1. New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, 10032, New York, USA

    David C. Madoff

  2. University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan

    Masatoshi Makuuchi

  3. School of Medicine, Dept. Surgery I, Nagoya University, Tsurumai-cho 65, Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 466-8550, Japan

    Masato Nagino

  4. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dept. Surgical Oncology, University of Texas, Holcombe Blvd. 1515, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

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Kodama, Y., Shaw, C.M., Madoff, D.C. (2011). Complications of Portal Vein Embolization. In: Madoff, D., Makuuchi, M., Nagino, M., Vauthey, JN. (eds) Venous Embolization of the Liver. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-122-4_18

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