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The Future Liver Remnant : Definition, Evaluation, and Management
Matthew Dixon1, Jeffrey Cruz1,2,3, Nabeel Sarwani2
1Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Abstract:
When considering patients for a major hepatectomy, one must carefully consider the volume of liver to be left behind and if additional procedures are necessary to augment its volume. This review considers the optimal volume of the future liver remnant (FLR) and analyzes the techniques of augmenting this volume, the various growth parameters to assess adequate growth of the FLR, as well as further management when there has been inadequate growth of the FLR.

