To the Editor：Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stagedhepatectomy （ALPPS） was introduced in 2007 [1]. This techniqueis now used worldwide and has a wide spectrum of indications.However, scien...To the Editor：Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stagedhepatectomy （ALPPS） was introduced in 2007 [1]. This techniqueis now used worldwide and has a wide spectrum of indications.However, scientific debate and un-regulated surgical experimentationconcerning the application of this technique led the surgeons to organize the first Consensus Meeting [2] to build a scientificconsensus. One of the most controversial indications to ALPPS isits application for Klatskin tumors. The aim of this letter is to analyzethe critical aspects of laparoscopic microwave ALPPS for radicalsurgical treatment of Klatskin tumors.展开更多
文摘To the Editor：Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stagedhepatectomy （ALPPS） was introduced in 2007 [1]. This techniqueis now used worldwide and has a wide spectrum of indications.However, scientific debate and un-regulated surgical experimentationconcerning the application of this technique led the surgeons to organize the first Consensus Meeting [2] to build a scientificconsensus. One of the most controversial indications to ALPPS isits application for Klatskin tumors. The aim of this letter is to analyzethe critical aspects of laparoscopic microwave ALPPS for radicalsurgical treatment of Klatskin tumors.
