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. 2020 Apr;8(7):436. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.191

Table 1. Technical details of PVE and ALPPS.

Procedure details PVE (N=51) Complete ALPPS (N=12) Partial ALPPS (N=9)
PVO technique, n (%)
   PVE ipsilateral 38 (74.5) 4 (33.3) 6 (66.7)
   PVE contralateral 13 (25.5) 0 (0) 1 (11.1)
   PVL 0 (0) 8 (66.7) 0 (0)
   No PVO 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (22.2)
PVE after stage 1, n (%) 2 (16.7) 7 (77.8)
   Days after stage 1 1 and 7 3 [2–4]
PVL during stage 1, n (%) 8 (66.7) 0
PVE before stage 1 (rescue ALPPS), n (%) 2 (16.7) 0
Stage 1 and 2 open 10 0
Stage 1 and 2 laparoscopic 0 1
Stage 1 open, stage 2 laparoscopic 0 0
Stage 1 laparoscopic, stage 2 open 0 5
Stage 1 open, no stage 2 2 2
Stage 1 laparoscopic, no stage 2 0 1

PVE, portal vein embolization; ALPPS, associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy; PVO, portal vein occlusion; PVL, portal vein ligation.