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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2013; 19(39): 6548-6554
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6548
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6548
Current position of ALPPS in the surgical landscape of CRLM treatment proposals
Marcello Donati, Gregor A Stavrou, Karl J Oldhafer, Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, 22291 Hamburg, Germany
Marcello Donati, Department of Surgery, General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Vittorio-Emanuele University Hospital of Catania, 95122 Catania, Italy
Author contributions: Donati M and Oldhafer KJ equally contributed to the present work; Donati M wrote the article; Donati M and Oldhafer KJ collaborated on design and conception; Donati M and Stavrou GA completed literature research, data collection and wrote the table; Stavrou GA made the first language and style revision; Donati M and Oldhafer KJ made the final critical review of article.
Correspondence to: Marcello Donati, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery. General and Oncologic Surgery Unit, Vittorio-Emanuele University Hospital,Via Plebiscito 628, 95122 Catania, Italy. mdonati@unict.it
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Received: April 12, 2013
Revised: July 21, 2013
Accepted: August 17, 2013
Published online: October 21, 2013
Revised: July 21, 2013
Accepted: August 17, 2013
Published online: October 21, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: The recent publication by Regensburg’s Group on the new technical possibility of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy for the surgical managing of bilateral colorectal liver metastases, generated a great debate and a burst of publications about preliminary experiences from many groups all over the world. As one of the first groups in Germany to adopt this technique, in the present article we clarify some aspects of our experience in the light of published data and raised concerns.