Portal Vein Embolization: Correlation of Future Liver Remnant Hypertrophy to Type of Embolic Agent Used

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of portal vein embolization (PVE) with different embolic agents used at our centre. Specifically, the effectiveness of N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) glue is compared with that of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles.

Source: Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal - July 31, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Surinder K. Dhaliwal, Ganesan Annamalai, Nelofer Gafoor, Robyn Pugash, Chris Dey, Elizabeth Nishani David Tags: Vascular and Interventional Radiology / Radiologie vasculaire et radiologie d'intervention Source Type: research