sequential preoperative arterioportal embolization before liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

... small -for- size remnant livers [23,24] Furthermore, sequential preoperative arterial and portal venous embolization can induce tumor necrosis and hypertrophy of the normal liver, which allow safe resection ... BMI for performing extensive liver resection safely in morbidly obese patients Authors' contributions OB: Performed the operation, devised the therapeutic plan, and wrote the manuscript MS: Performed ... function tests in obese patients before and after weight loss Chest 2005, 128:3870-3874 Poon RT, Fan ST, Tsang FH, Wong J: Locoregional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma: a critical review from...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma; B-HCC = hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma; C-HCC = hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma; NBNC-HCC = no infection of HBV or HCV related hepatocellular ... HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma; B-HCC = hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma; C-HCC = hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma; NBNC-HCC = no infection of HBV or HCV related hepatocellular ... hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma Cancer 1997, 79:1509-15 Lee WC, Jeng LB, Chen MF: Hepatectomy for hepatitis B-, hepatitis C-, and dual hepatitis B- and C-related hepatocellular carcinoma...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:21

... new prognostic system for hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective study of 435 patients Hepatology 1998, 28:751-755 Llovet JM, Bru C, Bruix J: Prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: the BCLC ... recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative resection Surgery 2007, 141:196-202 Funaki NO, Tanaka J, Seto SI, Kasamatsu T, Kaido T, Imamura M: Hematogenous spreading of hepatocellular carcinoma ... metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatogastroenterology 2004, 51:1121-1123 13 Endo K, Terada T: Protein expression of CD44 (standard and variant isoforms) in hepatocellular carcinoma: relationships...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:21

... necessary for the diagnosis [19] Patients with positive results for either HBsAg or HCV were excluded from this study Blood was transfered into serum tubes After centrifugation at 3000 rpm for 10 ... Panel of Experts on HCC Clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma Conclusions of the Barcelona-2000 EASL conference European Association for the Study of the Liver J Hepatol 2001, 3:421-430 ... this article as: Kemik et al.: Human vascular adhesion proteın-1 (VAP-1): Serum levels for hepatocellular carcinoma in non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease World Journal of Surgical...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... chemoembolization for metastatic right ventricular tumor derived from hepatocellular carcinoma Chest 2000, 117:287-289 Lei MH, Ko YL, Kuan P, Lien WP, Chen DS: Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma ... cells Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief ... for the first time a right ventricular exclusion procedure for the treatment of HCC metastatic to the right ventricle We believe that this surgical option can be effective as rescue therapy for...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... Background of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Epidemiology, risk factors and management 1.2 Molecular targeted therapy for HCC 1.3 Sorafenib as targeted therapy for advanced ... preference for position 3’ Optimal ring A and ring B combinations for potent activity were evident: For 6-F and 6methoxy on ring A, the N-substituted aminosulfonyl was preferred, whereas for 6-Cl ... predominant E form in solution.108 They proposed that the E isomer would isomerize to the Z form before or during binding, and once bound, the EZ equilibrium would shift to give more of the Z form Inhibition...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 11:09

... of 95°C for min, PCR was performed in a 20 µl reaction volume for 38 cycles under the following conditions: 95°C for 30 s, 56°C for 45 s, 72°C for 60 s, and finally an extension at 72°C for 10 ... Germany) in a 20 µl reaction volume for 45 cycles under these conditions: 95°C for 30 s, 56°C for 120 s, 72°C for 120 s, and finally an extension at 72°C for 10 15 µl of the PCR product was then ... added for the final wash and centrifuged at maximum speed for 30 µl of RNase-free water was then added to elude the RNA and centrifuged at 10,000 x g for The RNA was then incubated at 70°C for...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2015, 08:00

... compartments for degradation Alternatively, a soluble form of DPP IV can be released from the cell surface In this regard, an increased circulating concentration of the soluble form of DPP IV ... was kindly provided by M.G Farquhar (University of California, San Diego, CA) and was used for immunoblotting experiments The antiDPP IV used for immunoprecipitation experiments was from Endogen ... 100 000 g for h and the supernatant was collected Protein content of fractions was determined by a modification of the Bradford method using BSA as a standard Statistical analysis was performed with...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 07:20

... programming techniques for track-before-detect IEEE Trans Aerosp Electron Syst 32(4), 1440–1451 (1996) doi:10.1109/7.543865 12 S Buzzi, M Lops, L Venturino, Track-before-detect procedures for early detection ... more SNR is low, the more the detection delay is serious For example, the target present is declared immediately at k = for SNR = 12 dB, but for SNR = the target present is declared till k = 11 It ... integrate all information over time, k ≥ frames had been used to jointly process for the batch methods like dynamic programming based TBD (or Viterbi-like TBD) [6-8], the detection delay for the recursive...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 01:20

... actual rectal wall therefore seems to be of importance only when tumor-free CRM and R 0resection cannot be guaranteed (former T3d/4 status) In contrast to ypT, nodal status after preoperative CRT (ypN) ... factor after preoperative short term radiation [22] Although this is distinctly reasonable, fortunately only a considerable small group of patients is affected by positive CRM after preoperative ... toxicity after preoperative long-term RCT compared to postoperative RCT [6] These results led to the recommendation of preoperative RCT in locally advanced (stage II/III) rectal cancers [7] Preoperative...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:21

... hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma Br J Surg 2000, 87:65-70 Tanaka K, Shimada H, Matsumoto C, Matsuo K, Nagano Y, Endo I, Togo S: Anatomic versus limited nonanatomic resection for solitary ... factors for early death after liver resection in patients with solitary hepatocellular carcinoma J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2005, 12:399-404 Suh KS: Systematic hepatectomy for small hepatocellular ... Surveillance of cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma: systematic review and economic analysis Health Technol Assess 2007, 11:1-206 Sherman M: Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatol Res...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:21

... are performed and the choice of approach depends on the size and location of the hydatid lesion [9-11] Complete resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy is the current standard of care for hepatic ... underwent complete resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy had significantly better survival compared with patients who underwent surgical resection alone As expected, incomplete resection was ... transplantation for UES in children [13-15] however the use of liver transplantation for primary hepatic sarcoma in adults is controversial There are no reports of liver transplantation for UES in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:21

... of oesophageal carcinoma after transhiatal resection J Am Coll Surg 2000, 191:143-148 27 Gall CA, Rieger NA, Watchow DA: Positive proximal resection margins after resection for carcinoma of the ... curative resection for colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-anlysis for randomised trials BMJ 2002, 324:813 23 Jeffrey M, Hickey BE, Hinder PN: Follow up strategies for patients for nonmetastatic ... surgical resection Ann Surg 2008, 248:549-556 11 Mariette C, Taillier G, Van Seuingen I, Triboulet JP: Factors affecting postoperative course and survival after en bloc resection for esophageal carcinoma...

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Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... 22.40 Gy for α/β = to 23.34 Gy for α/β = 10, and 24.08 Gy for α/β = 20 to 26.17 Gy for α/β = 100, respectively The differences in the D90 were statistically significant, but the differences for clinical ... Gy) of the two groups was performed by using an unpaired t- test Analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 13.0.0 (SPSS for Windows, Chicago, Illinois, ... cholangiocellular carcinoma (n = 1) and breast carcinoma (n = 1) Karnofsky performance score was higher than 80% Nineteen patients had received systemic anticancer treatments before brachytherapy,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

... as a risk factor for postoperative complications Oakley and colleagues [5] reported a mean length of hospital stay of 11 days for patients submitted to resection and of 16 days for those undergoing ... 111) 1.8 1.0 1.2 1.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 Resection (n = 97) 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 SD: standard deviation a p = 0.004 (t-test for equality of means, Levene’s test for equality of variances) in group ... and myoplasty was only performed when the cavity remained open for more than 90 days after surgery The Student t-test, chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used for statistical analysis,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... monosegment II or III is a useful option for small infants in whom a whole left lateral segment is large -for- size [4] Monosegment transplantation is mostly used for infants with a calculated graft-to-recipient ... Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient’s mother for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy of the written consent is available for review by the ... intrauterine Figure Liver segments II and III with reconstructed hilar structures just before non-anatomical resection The donor had a left hepatic arterial branch arising from the left gastric artery...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 02:22

... mandibular reconstruction after tumor resection is a return to premorbid form and function Complex microvascular reconstruction of the resection site requires accurate preoperative planning Otherwise, ... was still pedicled before harvesting The preformed microvascular bone was then trasferred to the resection site without further osteotomy 24 microvascular flaps were employed for the reconstructions: ... not for citation purposes) Head & Face Medicine 2007, 3:5 http://www.head-face-med.com/content/3/1/5 Figure reality with CAD software preoperative planning of the surgical resection on virtual preoperative...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22

... Two wells were prepared for each dilution and a control for cytotoxicity was included for each serum To assure constant amount of the live virus used in experiments performed at different times, ... antibody, resulting in loss of the immunity to measles before the vaccination age Thus, measures to improve the immunity in young infants not eligible for measles vaccination would be critical to interrupt ... 1), whose mothers were both positive for IgM, was far lower than the expected level based on the decay rate with the IgG half-life of 23 days in serum Therefore, these data provide additional...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:20

... optimized for use in formalin fixed (24 hrs) wedge biopsy specimens, they might perform better in a study where the protocols are tailor-made to the fixative Storage in minus 20°C for Boonfix ... Immunohistochemical reactivity was optimal after formalin fixation and replacement of the formalin by ethanol 70% within – hrs Formalin fixation proved necessary for assessment of copper accumulation in ... that a reduction of the formalin fixation time to to hrs will generally reduce formalin induced reduced staining and staining artifacts Therefore, any extension of the formalin fixation period...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20