In such cases, vascular embolization in the affected lobe is necessary to induce contralateral lobe hypertrophy. We present a case of embolization of the right portal and hepatic veins prior to ...

Based on the TNM classification [21]. HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle layer or fibrous tissue • T2a: Tumor invades ...

Type I lesions involve the common hepatic duct (CHD ... ± unilateral extension to second-order biliary and ipsilateral portal vein involvement ± ipsilateral hepatic lobar atrophy T3 Tumor ...

Since the great saphenous vein is close to the skin’s surface, it’s sometimes used to sample blood for testing. Sections of this vein may be harvested for use in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) ...

The liver is largely comprised of hepatocytes, but Kupffer cells, endothelial cells and hepatic stellate cells are also present. Long-term machine perfusion holds great promise in the field of ...

This makes the IVC almost symmetrical. Other veins that enter the IVC include the hepatic veins, inferior phrenic veins, and lumbar vertebral veins. What makes the IVC different from other veins is ...

The hepatic blood flow (EHBF) was estimated by the bromsulfalein method in 39 cirrhotic patients. In 91 normal subjects hepatic blood flow averaged 1530 ml. per minute, and in the cirrhotics, hepatic ...

Surprisingly well, actually. WATCH Philly's live portal to cities in Ireland, Lithuania and Poland: A circular video portal, part of a multicity art installation that connects Philadelphia to (at ...

With increasing interest in developing antifibrotic therapies, there is a need for cell lines that preserve the in vivo phenotype of human HSCs to elucidate pathways of human hepatic fibrosis. We ...

The PlayStation Portal remote player (PS Portal)– Sony’s first dedicated remote play device– has got a new system software update, Hiromi Wakai, VP of Product Management, Sony Interactive ...