Background: Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy induces rapid and effective hypertrophy of the future liver remnant to prevent postoperative liver failure. The aim of this study was to determine cofactors, including sarcopenia, influencing the kinetic growth rate, and subsequently future liver remnant, in terms of safety, complications, and posthepatectomy liver failure.
Method: Patients undergoing associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy between 2010 and 2020 were included in this study.