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Summary
Portal vein embolisation (PVE) is a well-established technique used for patients who require major hepatic resections without sufficient volume of future remnant liver (FRL). We describe a case of PVE in a patient with situs inversus. Computed Tomography (CT) 4 weeks after the procedure demonstrated significant hypertrophy of the FRL. However, the surgical procedure was aborted due to signs of extrahepatic progression.
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Contributors All authors contributed significantly to the work, and have read the manuscript and approved its submission. IF wrote the paper and performed the procedure. RRS and JHML reviewed the paper and performed the procedure. RFP helped write the paper.
Competing interests None declared.
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