Pieter J W Arntz, Pim B Olthof, Remon Korenblik, Jan Heil, Geert Kazemier, Otto M van Delden, Roelof J Bennink, Steven W M Olde Damink, Ronald M van Dam, Erik Schadde, Joris I Erdmann
PURPOSE: Sarcopenia is associated with a decreased kinetic growth rate (KGR) of the future liver remnant (FLR) after portal vein embolization (PVE). However, little is known on the increase in FLR function (FLRF) after PVE. This study evaluated the effect of sarcopenia on the functional growth rate (FGR) after PVE measured with hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS). METHODS: All patients who underwent PVE at the Amsterdam UMC between January 2005 and August 2017 were analyzed...
February 28, 2024: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology