Sequential Y90 liver radioembolization and portal vein embolization: an additional strategy to downstage liver tumors and to enhance liver hypertrophy before major hepatectomies.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 408(1): 339, 2023 Aug 28.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Yttrium (Y)90 liver radioembolization (TARE) induces both tumor downsizing and contralateral liver hypertrophy. In this study, we report the preliminary results of a sequential strategy combining Y90 radioembolization and portal vein embolization (PVE) before major right liver resections.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed clinical, radiological, and biological data of 5 consecutive patients undergoing Y90 TARE-PVE before major right liver resections. Comparison was made with patients undergoing PVE alone or liver venous deprivation (LVD) during the same period.RESULTS:
Between January 2019 and September 2022, five patients underwent sequential TARE-PVE. Type of resection included the following right hepatectomy (n = 1), right hepatectomy + 1 (n = 2), and right hepatectomy + 1 + 4 (n = 2) with no postoperative mortality. Volumetric data showed a mean hypertrophy ratio of 30.4% after TARE and an additional 37.4% after sequential PVE. Patients undergoing sequential TARE-PVE had higher hypertrophy ratio (p = 0.02; p = 0.004), hypertrophy degree (p = 0.02; p < 0.0001), shorter time to normalize bilirubin (p = 0.04), and prothrombin time (p = 0.003; p < 0.0001) compared with patients receiving LVD or PVE. Time from diagnosis to surgery was statistically significant longer in patients undergoing sequential TARE-PVE compared with LVD or PVE (293.4 ± 169.1 vs 54.18 ±18.26 vs 58.62±13.15; p = 0.0008; p = <0.0001).CONCLUSIONS:
This preliminary report suggests that sequential PVE and TARE can represent a safe and an alternative strategy to downstage liver tumors and to enhance liver hypertrophy before major hepatectomies. When compared with PVE and LVD, sequential TARE/PVE takes longer times but achieves some advantages which warrant further evaluation in a larger setting.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hepatectomy
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Liver Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France