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. 2024 May;47(5):642-649.
doi: 10.1007/s00270-024-03676-2. Epub 2024 Feb 28.

Effect of Sarcopenia on the Increase in Liver Volume and Function After Portal Vein Embolization

Pieter J W Arntz #  1   2 , Pim B Olthof  3   4 , Remon Korenblik  5   6 , Jan Heil  7   8 , Geert Kazemier  2   9 , Otto M van Delden  10 , Roelof J Bennink  10 , Steven W M Olde Damink  5   6 , Ronald M van Dam  5   6 , Erik Schadde  7   11   12 , Joris I Erdmann #  13   14
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Effect of Sarcopenia on the Increase in Liver Volume and Function After Portal Vein Embolization

Pieter J W Arntz et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 May.

Abstract

Purpose: Sarcopenia is associated with a decreased kinetic growth rate (KGR) of the future liver remnant (FLR) after portal vein embolization (PVE). However, little is known on the increase in FLR function (FLRF) after PVE. This study evaluated the effect of sarcopenia on the functional growth rate (FGR) after PVE measured with hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS).

Methods: All patients who underwent PVE at the Amsterdam UMC between January 2005 and August 2017 were analyzed. Functional imaging by HBS was used to determine FGR. Liver volumetry was performed using multiphase contrast computed tomography (CT). Muscle area measurement to determine sarcopenia was taken at the third lumbar level (L3).

Results: Out of the 95 included patients, 9 were excluded due to unavailable data. 70/86 (81%) patients were sarcopenic. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, sarcopenia (p = 0.009) and FLR volume (FRLV) before PVE (p = 0.021) were the only factors correlated with KGR, while no correlation was found with FGR. 90-day mortality was similar across the sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic group (4/53 [8%] versus 1/11 [9%]; p = 1.000). The resection rates were also comparable (53/70 [75%] versus 11/16 [69%]; p = 0.542).

Conclusion: FGR after PVE as measured by HBS appears to be preserved in sarcopenic patients. This is in contrast to KGR after PVE as measured by liver volumetry which is decreased in sarcopenic patients.

Level of evidence: Level 3b, cohort and case control studies.

Keywords: Hepatobiliary scintigraphy; Liver function; Portal vein embolization; Sarcopenia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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