Evidence on Indications and Techniques to Increase the Future Liver Remnant in Children Undergoing Extended Hepatectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data

• Main Authors: Juri Fuchs (Author), Anastasia Murtha-Lemekhova (Author), Lucas Rabaux-Eygasier (Author), Markus Kessler (Author), Fabian Ruping (Author), Patrick Günther (Author), Katrin Hoffmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundTechniques to increase the future liver remnant (FLR) have fundamentally changed the indications and criteria of resectability in adult liver surgery. In pediatric patients however, these procedures have rarely been applied and the potential benefit or harm as well as suited indications ar...