Abstract:Background: The treatment of malignancies confined to the liver (hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC], intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma [ICC], metastatic neuroendocrine tumors [NET] and colorectal hepatic metastases [CRHM]) is challenging. Liver resection leading to post-operative liver failure is a devastating complication that can be mitigated by pre-resection embolization techniques to increase the future liver remnant, such as portal vein embolization (PVE) and transarterial radioembolization (TARE). The purpose … Show more
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