The Mayo group found that predictors of recurrence following OLT were elevated CA 19-9 >500 U/ml (Hazard ratio [HR] of 1.8), portal vein encasement (HR: 3.3) and residual tumor on explant (HR: 9.8 ...

Hepatic artery infusion (HAI) therapy offers a new approach for people whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver. It allows physicians to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver at doses up ...

HAI therapy is a method to get strong chemotherapy to liver tumors with little to no effect on other parts of the body. It uses a pump slightly smaller than a hockey puck to inject medicine into the ...

A TIPS was created between the middle hepatic vein and the right portal vein by placing a stent graft, which was dilated to a diameter of 10 mm. Balloon angioplasty of the main portal vein ...

Jan-Otto / Getty Images The Main Function of the Portal Vein Like any organ, the liver requires a constant flow of blood to maintain life. The liver has a dual blood supply derived from the portal ...

Stocktrek Images / Getty Images Anatomy Structure and Location The common hepatic artery is located in the abdomen, near the lower portion of the T12 vertebra. It’s one of three branches coming off ...

Thus, ligation of the hepatic artery in cats produced no significant fall in pressure in the portal vein or wedged hepatic venule. 1 On the other hand, several workers have postulated that, in the ...

Background: Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) combined with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs, a triplet regimen) has shown promising results in ...

In a retrospective, cross-sectional study, researchers determined the incidence of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) among 124 male veterans (mean age, 61 years; 65% with cirrhosis; 41% Child-Pugh B; 2 ...

the main portal vein the main hepatic artery both branches of the portal vein a hepatic bile duct on one side and one of the main blood vessels on the other side This is the same as T4, N0, M0. Stage ...

Stage 4A: The cancer has spread to the portal vein, hepatic artery, or two or more organs or structures other than the liver. It may also have spread to nearby lymph nodes. Stage 4B: The cancer ...