Selective hepatic arterial embolization as an adjunct to hepatic resection.

We have presented a case in which the arterial supply to the proposed area of hepatic resection was angiographically embolized. Operative blood loss was only 600 ml, in comparison to mean blood loss in reported series of major hepatic resections as high as 2,500 ml. Further trials of this technique in larger numbers of patients seem to be indicated.