Hepatocyte Transplantation to the Liver via the Splenic Artery in a Juvenile Large Animal Model.

Hepatocyte transplantation (HcTx) is a promising approach for the treatment of metabolic diseases in newborns and children. The most common application route is the portal vein, which is difficult to access in the newborn. Transfemoral access to the splenic artery for HcTx has been evaluated in adults, with trials suggesting hepatocyte translocation from the spleen to the liver with a reduced risk for thromboembolic complications.

[Stage 1-Laparoscopy Partial PVE-ALPPS Followed by Step 2-Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Extended Right Hepatectomy in a Patient with Gallbladder Cancer].

Objective: After recent evaluations of the ALPPS registry, with perioperative results sobering in particular for central bile duct carcinomas, the initial euphoria for this procedure disappeared. It is thus desirable to modify the concept of reducing the invasiveness and high complication rate of the procedure.

Indications: Below we report a 72-year-old female patient with a gallbladder carcinoma locally infiltrating and metastatic to segments 4 b and 5.

Radiation exposure of adrenal vein sampling: a German Multicenter Study.

Objective: Adrenal vein sampling (AVS) represents the current diagnostic standard for subtype differentiation in primary aldosteronism (PA). However, AVS has its drawbacks. It is invasive, expensive, requires an experienced interventional radiologist and comes with radiation exposure.

Interventionally implanted port catheter systems for hepatic arterial infusion of chemotherapy in patients with primary liver cancer: a phase II-study (NCT00356161).

Background: Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) of chemotherapy requires the implantation of a transcatheter application system which is traditionally performed by surgery. This procedure, but particularly the adjacent drug application via pump or port is often hampered by specific complications and device failure. Interventionally implanted port catheter systems (IIPCS) facilitate the commencement of HAI without need for laparatomy, and are associated with favorable complication rates.