Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS)

This book systematically describes details in Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS). The chapters focus on the development history, applied anatomy, mechanism of action, specific methods of administration of the various types of current ALPPS procedures (from classical ALPPS to various modified procedures), the preoperative evaluation, case selection (indications and contraindications), and surgical planning, as well as the postoperative management and follow-up treatment. It also introduces the progress of international research on ALPPS, as well as the ALPPS modeling of the research. It will be a helpful reference for hepatobiliary surgeons and oncologists to learn the latest theoretical and technical knowledge about ALPPS.

General Introduction.- Current Status of ALPPS.- Clinical Anatomy of ALPPS.- Indications, Contraindications and Preoperative Evaluation.- Variants of ALPPS and Terminology.- Classical ALPPS.- Tourniquet ALPPS (Cai’s ALPPS).- Radiofrequency/Microwave Ablation-assisted ALPPS.- Partial ALPPS.- Anterior Approach ALPPS.- Laparoscopic ALPPS.- Robotic ALPPS.- Hybrid/Mini-ALPPS.- Reversal ALPPS.- TAE-salvaged ALPPS (Zhou’s ALPPS).- ALPPS vs Traditional Two-stage Hepatectomy.- Liver Surgery in Era of ALPPS.- ALPPS-based Dual Conversion Therapy.- Management of Complications of ALPPS.- Follow-up Management and Prognosis.- Experimental Model of ALPPS.- Mechanism of ALPPS.- Future of ALPPS.

Jian Zhou is the President of Zhongshan Hospital and Professor of Surgery at Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.