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Effect of portal vein embolisation on the growth rate of colorectal liver metastases

Portal vein embolisation (PVE) is used to increase the remnant liver volume before major liver resection for colorectal metastases. The resection rate after PVE is 60–70%, mainly limited by disease progression. The effect of PVE on tumour growth rate has not been investigated. The objective of this...

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Autores principales: Pamecha, V, Levene, A, Grillo, F, Woodward, N, Dhillon, A, Davidson, B R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2653734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19209170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604872