Technical success was defined as complete occlusion of all portal branches feeding the liver segments to be resected (23). Clinical success was defined as achieving an FLR of at least 25% in patients without, and at least 40% in patients with, underlying liver disease (23).
Clinical symptoms and laboratory parameter alterations after PVE were recorded. The following post-hepatectomy data were collected: resection margins, hospital stay length, postoperative complications, and day-90 mortality due to liver failure.
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