At the London Health Sciences Centre, Dr. Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro completed the first of a two stage surgery to remove cancer from the liver. Formally called an associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stage hepatectomy, or ALPPS procedure, the surgical first is that both stages of the hepatectomy, or removal of the liver, are completed in one week to ensure that cancer does not spread to other parts of the liver.
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