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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2015; 21(15): 4491-4498
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4491
Role of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy in colorectal liver metastases: A review
Kristina Hasselgren, Per Sandström, Bergthor Björnsson
Kristina Hasselgren, Per Sandström, Bergthor Björnsson, Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden
Kristina Hasselgren, Per Sandström, Bergthor Björnsson, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden
Author contributions: Björnsson B initiated the paper; Hasselgren K performed the literature search; Hasselgren K, Sandström P and Björnsson B wrote the paper.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest
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Correspondence to: Bergthor Björnsson, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping University, Östergötland, 58185 Linköping, Sweden. bergthor.bjornsson@liu.se
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Received: November 28, 2014
Peer-review started: November 29, 2014
First decision: January 22, 2015
Revised: February 11, 2015
Accepted: March 12, 2015
Article in press: March 12, 2015
Published online: April 21, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has emerged as a new method for patients with comprehensive liver metastases and a small future liver remnant. This review is an attempt to clarify the role of ALPPS in the context of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). In this review, it is shown that the resection rate was 97.1%. The mortality rate was 9.6%. However, ALPPS is a new procedure, and the indications and diagnoses for which ALPPS is most suited are not yet clear. There are indications that ALPPS is particularly suited to the context of CRLM.