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Yamazaki S, Takayama T. Current topics in liver surgery. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2019; 3:146-159. [PMID: 30923784 PMCID: PMC6422805 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Liver resection is one of the main treatment strategies for liver malignancies. Mortality and morbidity of liver surgery has improved significantly with progress in selection criteria, development of operative procedures and improvements in perioperative management. Safe liver resection has thus become more available worldwide. We have identified four current topics related to liver resection (anatomical liver resection, laparoscopic liver resection, staged liver resection and chemotherapy-induced liver injury). The balance between treatment effect and patient safety needs to be considered when planning liver resection. Progress in this area has been rapid thanks to the efforts of many surgeons, and outcomes have improved significantly as a result. These topics remain to be solved and more robust evidence is needed. Precise selection of the optimal procedure and risk evaluation should be standardized with further development of each topic. The present article reviews these four current topics with a focus on safety and efficacy in recent series.
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- Shintaro Yamazaki
- Department of Digestive SurgeryNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Digestive SurgeryNihon University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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Brustia R, Monsel A, Conti F, Savier E, Rousseau G, Perdigao F, Bernard D, Eyraud D, Loncar Y, Langeron O, Scatton O. Enhanced Recovery in Liver Transplantation: A Feasibility Study. World J Surg 2019; 43:230-241. [PMID: 30094639 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4747-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programmes after surgery are effective in reducing length of stay, functional recovery and complication rates in liver surgery (LS) with the indirect advantage of reducing hospitalisation costs. Preoperative comorbidities, challenging surgical procedures and complex post-operative management are the points that liver transplantation (LT) shares with LS. Nevertheless, there is little evidence regarding the feasibility and safety of ERAS programmes in LT. METHODS We designed a pilot, small-scale, feasibility study to assess the impact on hospital stay, protocol compliance and safety of an ERAS programme tailored for LT. The ERAS arm was compared with a 1:2 match paired control arm with similar characteristics. All patients with MELD <25 were included. A dedicated LT-tailored protocol was derived from publications on ERAS liver surgery. RESULTS Ten patients were included in the Fast-Trans arm. It was observed a 47% reduction of the total LOS, as compared to the control arm: 9.5 (9.0-10.5) days versus 18.0 (14.3-24.3) days, respectively, p <0.001. The protocol achieved 72.9% compliance. No differences were observed in terms of post-operative complications or readmission rates after discharge between the two arms. Overall, it was observed a reduction of length of stay in ICU and surgical ward in the Fast-Trans arm compared with the control arm. CONCLUSION Considered the main points in common between LS and LT, this small-scale study suggests that the application of an ERAS programme tailored to the LT setting is feasible. Further testing will be appropriate to generalise these findings.
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- Raffaele Brustia
- Liver Transplantation Surgical Programme and Hepatobiliary Surgical Department, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Liver Transplantation and Hepatology Department, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Paris, 75013, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Liver Transplantation Surgical Programme and Hepatobiliary Surgical Department, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Liver Transplantation Surgical Programme and Hepatobiliary Surgical Department, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Liver Transplantation Surgical Programme and Hepatobiliary Surgical Department, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Paris, France
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- Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Liver Transplantation Surgical Programme and Hepatobiliary Surgical Department, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 47-83 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.
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Truant S, El Amrani M, Baillet C, Ploquin A, Lecolle K, Ernst O, Hebbar M, Huglo D, Pruvot FR. Laparoscopic Partial ALPPS: Much Better Than ALPPS! Ann Hepatol 2019; 18:269-273. [PMID: 31113604 DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0012.7937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) has emerged as an alternative for patients with bilobar colorectal liver metastasis deemed unresectable due to inadequate future remnant liver (FRL). Nevertheless, high morbidity and mortality rates have been reported. In this setting, including hepatobiliary scintigraphy in the clinical and surgical management of patients offered ALPPS has been advocated to both assess eligibility for ALPPS stagel and suitable time for ALPPS stage2. Recently, it was stated that partial ALPPS with a liver split restricted to 50% of the transection line (or up to the middle hepatic vein in case of right extended hepatectomy) and a shortened stagel allows improving the postoperative course without precluding the inter-stages FRL hypertrophy. We describe a case series of p-ALPPS with stagel performed laparoscopically, including sequential assessments of the FRL volumes and functions via pre-stagel and pre-stage2 computed tomography volumetry and HIDA SPECT-scintigraphy. In five patients, laparoscopic p-ALPPS was associated with rapid and significant gain of remnant functional volume - much better than previously observed for ALPPS - facilitating early stage2 without inflammatory adherences. In conclusion, laparoscopic p-ALPPS is feasible and seems less aggressive than the original ALPPS technique with total transection. It may be an interesting alternative to the classical portal vein embolization (PVE) and two-stage hepatectomy strategy.
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- Stéphanie Truant
- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Radiology, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, France
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The ALPPS procedure: hepatocellular carcinoma as a main indication. An Italian single-center experience. Updates Surg 2018; 71:67-75. [DOI: 10.1007/s13304-018-0596-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhang ZF, Luo YJ, Lu Q, Dai SX, Sha WH. Conversion therapy and suitable timing for subsequent salvage surgery for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: What is new? World J Clin Cases 2018; 6:259-273. [PMID: 30211206 PMCID: PMC6134280 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i9.259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To review the conversion therapy for initially unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and the suitable timing for subsequent salvage surgery.
METHODS A PubMed search was undertaken from 1987 to 2017 to identify articles using the keywords including “unresectable” “hepatocellular carcinoma”, ”hepatectomy”, ”conversion therapy”, “resection”, “salvage surgery” and “downstaging”. Additional studies were investigated through a manual search of the references from the articles. The exclusion criteria were duplicates, case reports, case series, videos, contents unrelated to the topic, comments, and editorial essays. The main and widely used conversion therapies and the suitable timing for subsequent salvage surgery were discussed in detail. Two members of our group independently performed the literature search and data extraction.
RESULTS Liver volume measurements [future liver remnant (FLR)/total liver volume or residual liver volume/bodyweight ratio] and function tests (scoring systems and liver stiffness) were often performed in order to justify whether patients were suitable candidates for surgery. Successful conversion therapy was usually defined as downstaging the tumor, increasing FLR and providing subsequent salvage surgery, without increasing complications, morbidity or mortality. The requirements for performing salvage surgery after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization were the achievement of a partial remission in radiology, the disappearance of the portal vein thrombosis, and the lack of extrahepatic metastasis. Patients with a standardized FLR (sFLR) > 20% were good candidates for surgery after portal vein embolization, while other predictive parameters like growth rate, kinetic growth rate were treated as an effective supplementary. There was probably not enough evidence to provide a standard operation time after associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy or yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization. The indications of any combinations of conversion therapies and the subsequent salvage surgery time still need to be carefully and comprehensively evaluated.
CONCLUSION Conversion therapy is recommended for the treatment of initially unresectable HCC, and the suitable subsequent salvage surgery time should be reappraised and is closely related to its previous therapeutic effect.
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- Ze-Feng Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangdong Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangdong Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangdong Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangdong Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Guangdong Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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Operative Results and Oncologic Outcomes of Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) Versus Two-Stage Hepatectomy (TSH) in Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World J Surg 2018; 42:806-815. [PMID: 28798996 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4181-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has recently emerged as a treatment choice for patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) and inadequate future liver remnant (FLR). The aim of this study was to define the results of ALPPS compared with two-stage hepatectomy (TSH) for patients with CLM. MATERIALS AND METHODS A meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Identification of eligible studies was performed using three distinct databases through February 2017; Medline, ClinicalTrials.gov and Cochrane library-Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials using a syntax including medical subject headings terms "portal vein ligation," "PVE," "staged hepatectomy," "staged liver resection," "liver resection," "two-stage hepatectomy," "TSH," "in situ liver transection with portal vein ligation," "associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy" and "ALPPS". RESULTS Among the 634 records identified, 9 studies comparing ALPPS with TSH met the inclusion criteria. These studies included 657 patients with unresectable CLM (ALPPS, n = 186 vs TSH, n = 471). There was no difference in final postoperative FLR between ALPPS versus TSH (mean difference: 31.72, 95% CI: -27.33 to 90.77, p = 0.29). The kinetic growth rate was faster with the ALPPS versus TSH (mean difference 19.07 ml/day, 95% CI 8.12-30.02, p = 0.0006). TSH had a lower overall and major morbidity versus ALPPS (overall morbidity: RR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.07-1.8, p = 0.01; I 2: 58%, p = 0.01; major morbidity: RR: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.18-2.08, p = 0.002; I 2: 0%, p = 0.44). Overall survival was comparable following ALPPS versus TSH. CONCLUSION While ALPPS may be a suitable approach for patients, the higher morbidity and mortality should be considered when determining the operative approach for patients with extensive CLM.
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López-López V, Robles-Campos R, Brusadin R, López-Conesa A, Navarro Á, Arevalo-Perez J, Gil PJ, Parrilla P. Tourniquet-ALPPS is a promising treatment for very large hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Oncotarget 2018; 9:28267-28280. [PMID: 29963276 PMCID: PMC6021344 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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When very large hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCCs) with insufficient future liver remnants are treated using associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS), the outcome is often poor. We therefore tested the efficacy of a modified version of that technique, tourniquet-ALPPS. A review of the literature examining outcomes of HCC and IHCC patients treated with ALPPS revealed the incidences of morbidity ≥ III and postoperative mortality to be respectively 20.7% and 16.1% among HCC patients and 50% and 45.4% among IHCC patients. In the present case series, in which HCC and IHCC patients were treated with tourniquet-ALPPS, median tumor size was 100 mm (range: 70–200 mm). After surgical stage I, there was no morbidity, no mortality and the median future liver remnant had increased at day 7 by 76%. In surgical stage II, 100% of tumors were resectable (8 right trisectionectomies, 5 with inferior vena cava resection). Two patients experienced serious morbidity ≥ IIIB and 1 patient died (11%). One- and 3-year overall survival was 75% and 60%, respectively. Thus tourniquet-ALPPS appears to be an effective alternative to classical ALPPS for the treatment of patients with HCC or IHCC.
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- Victor López-López
- Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinic and University Hospital, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinic and University Hospital, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinic and University Hospital, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinic and University Hospital, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Virgen de la Arrixaca Clinic and University Hospital, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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Olthof PB, Rassam F, van Gulik TM. The use of a NHS-PEG coated, collagen-based sealant in a patient undergoing Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein Ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS). Int J Surg Case Rep 2018; 47:7-10. [PMID: 29698885 PMCID: PMC5994687 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION ALPPS (Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein Ligation for Staged hepatectomy) is a new two-stage hepatectomy for patients in whom conventional treatment is not feasible due to insufficient future liver remnant (FLR). During stage one of ALPPS, accelerated growth of the FLR is induced by ligation of the portal vein and in situ split of the liver, which prevents interlobar collateral portal circulation and attributes to the accelerated hypertrophy response. This can present a risk for postoperative haemorrhage. Furthermore, adhesion of the adjacent resection surfaces might complicate the second stage of the procedure. Hemopatch® is a flexible, NHS-PEG coated, absorbable collagen-based sealant that provides haemostasis. This paper illustrates the use of Hemopatch during ALPPS for hemostasis and prevention of adhesions between the cut-surfaces of the liver. PRESENTATION OF CASE An 81-year-old patient requiring right hemihepatectomy for synchronous liver metastases underwent ALPPS. During stage one, Hemopatch was applied according to the manufacturer's instructions to the hepatic resection surfaces. Stage-2 was performed uneventfully, with no adhesions observed in the resection plane 18days after the first stage. The patient was discharged without any major complications. DISCUSSION Hemopatch is a useful tool in prevention of postoperative haemorrhage in patients undergoing ALPPS procedure as well as in the prevention of adhesions between the cut-surfaces after transection. This facilitates stage-2 of the procedure which potentially improves postoperative outcomes. CONCLUSION Topic haemostatic agents to cover the transection surface during stage one of ALPPS could help to prevent adverse interstage events.
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- Pim B Olthof
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lang H, Baumgart J, Mittler J. Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy in the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases: Current Scenario. Dig Surg 2018; 35:294-302. [PMID: 29621745 DOI: 10.1159/000488097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has expanded the surgical armamentarium for patients with advanced and bilateral colorectal liver metastases. However, the enthusiasm that the medical fraternity had about ALPPS was hampered by a high mortality rate and early and frequent tumor recurrence. While surgical safety has improved, mainly due to technical refinements and a better patient selection, the oncological value in the face of early tumor recurrence remains unclear. The only randomized controlled trial on ALPPS versus two-stage hepatectomy (TSH) so far confirmed that ALPPS led to higher resectability with comparable perioperative complication rate, but oncological outcome was not measured. Robust data regarding long-term outcome are still missing. TSH and ALPPS might be complementary strategies for the resection of colorectal liver metatsases (CRLM) with ALPPS being reserved for patients with no other surgical option, that is, after failed portal vein embolization or those with an extremely small future liver remnant. In other words, ALPPS can be considered a supplementary tool and a last resort in the liver surgeon's hand to offer resectability in otherwise nonresectable CRLM. In these individual cases, and always embedded into a multimodal treatment setting, ALPPS may offer a chance of complete tumor removal and prolonged survival and even a chance for cure.
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Dramatic progresses had been made in the operation in the past 26 years. Procedure was extended to major liver resection, isolated resection of caudate lobe, living donor liver resection and associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS). Laparoscopic liver resection became a new group of HPB surgery and the international laparoscopic liver society was established in Paris followed by the first international congress of the society held in Paris in July 2017. This biannual congress would be top convention for surgeons specialized in laparoscopic liver surgery. The advantage of laparoscopic liver resection had been recognized by patients and surgeons and is gradually replacing conventional open liver resection in some experienced institutes worldwide. Most procedures, such as laparoscopic local resection and left lateral segmentectomy, could be routinely performed, but some procedures including laparoscopic hemihepatectomy still need to be further evaluated. For now, the establishment of a training system for laparoscopic liver surgeons became the most important issue for the popularization of laparoscopic liver resection.
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- Xiujun Cai
- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, China
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Voskanyan SE, Chuchuyev ES, Artemiyev AI, Zabezhinsky DA, Bashkov AN, Zhurbin AS, Rudakov VS, Cholakyan SV. [Associated Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) in focal liver diseases management]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2018:39-44. [PMID: 29460877 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia2018239-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM To determine ALPPS advisability in small future remnant liver. MATERIAL AND METHODS 22 ALPPS procedures were performed at the Center for Surgery and Transplantology for the period from 2011 to 2016. Indications were both tumoral and non-tumoral unresectable liver diseases. Postoperative complications were classified according to Clavien-Dindo, ISGLS. RESULTS According to CT-volumetry future remnant liver before the 1st stage of ALPPS was from 17 to 25%, before the 2nd stage - from 28 to 49%. Both stages were carried out in all patients with R0-resection in 100%. Postoperative complications were diagnosed in 40.9%, 1 death was caused by severe pulmonary embolism. Follow-up varied from 3 to 48 months (median 17.5), 86% of patients are alive at present. CONCLUSION ALPPS provides rapid and effective FLR growth and can be used for both tumoral and non-tumoral unresectable liver diseases. However, ALPPS should be performed strictly according to indications and only in specialized centers with extensive experience of advanced liver resection and transplantation after previous comprehensive selection of patients.
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- S E Voskanyan
- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of FMBA of Russia, Center for Surgery and Transplantology, Moscow, Russia
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Zhou Z, Xu M, Lin N, Pan C, Zhou B, Zhong Y, Xu R. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy versus conventional two-stage hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Surg Oncol 2017; 15:227. [PMID: 29258518 PMCID: PMC5738171 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-017-1295-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background It is generally accepted that an insufficient future liver remnant is a major limitation of large-scale hepatectomy for patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Conventional two-stage hepatectomy (TSH) is commonly considered to accelerate future liver regeneration despite its low regeneration rate. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS), which is characterized by a rapid regeneration, has brought new opportunities. Methods Relevant studies were identified by searching the selected databases up to September 2017. Then, a meta-analysis of regeneration efficiency, complication rate, R0 resection ratio, and short-term outcomes was performed. Results Ten studies, comprising 719 patients, were included. The overall analysis showed that ALPPS was associated with a larger hyperplastic volume and a shorter time interval (P < 0.00001) than TSH. ALPPS also exhibited a higher completion rate for second-stage operations (odds ratio, OR 9.50; P < 0.0001) and a slightly higher rate of R0 resection (OR 1.90; P = 0.11). Interestingly, there was no significant difference in 90-day mortality between the two treatments (OR 1.44; P = 0.35). Conclusions These results indicate that compared with TSH, ALPPS possesses a stronger regenerative ability and better facilitates second-stage operations. However, the safety, patient outcomes, and patient selection for ALPPS require further study. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12957-017-1295-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zheng Zhou
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Schnitzbauer AA. A Comparison of Pitfalls after ALPPS Stage 1 or Portal Vein Embolization in Small-for-Size Setting Hepatectomies. Visc Med 2017; 33:435-441. [PMID: 29344517 DOI: 10.1159/000480100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Portal vein embolization (PVE) followed by resection and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) are tools to enable liver resections in small-for-size settings. Methods A systematic review of the literature and comparison of pitfalls between PVE and resection and after ALPPS stage 1 were performed. Results Evidence levels were as low as 4 for both procedures. 20 publications were identified with reports on post-PVE or post-ALPPS stage 1 pitfalls. A total of 2,758 patients treated with PVE followed by resection and 698 patients undergoing ALPPS were analyzed. Pitfalls identified were failure to advance to resection (PVE: high (20%)/ALPPS: low (1%); p = 0.0001), tumor progression (PVE: high/ALPPS: low); insufficient hypertrophy (PVE: frequent/ALPPS: rare), and inter-stage liver failure (PVE: rare/ALPPS: frequent). However, in-house mortality was still very high after ALPPS (7 vs. 3%, p = 0.0001) in a pooled analysis. Conclusion PVE is a well-established technique to induce hypertrophy in small-for-size settings. The weakness of PVE is that it may fail to advance to resection. Inter-stage liver failure in ALPPS triggers post-stage 2 mortality. Prolongation of the inter-stage interval to overcome liver failure or cancellation of the resection stage combined with adherence to defined indications has the potential to make ALPPS much safer and decrease mortality rates. Level of evidence is low for both techniques.
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- Andreas A Schnitzbauer
- Clinic for General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/M., Germany
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Kang D, Schadde E. Hypertrophy and Liver Function in ALPPS: Correlation with Morbidity and Mortality. Visc Med 2017; 33:426-433. [PMID: 29344516 DOI: 10.1159/000479477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background ALPPS (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy) was introduced with the promise to reduce posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) in extended hepatectomies but has higher morbidity and mortality rates compared to conventional methods of volume enhancement. There are few studies of the incidence of PHLF after ALPPS and little information on how to avoid PHLF by functional testing. It remains unclear what causes the compromise in liver function despite rapid volume gain and if any of the modifications proposed reduce the incidence of PHLF. This review summarizes published data on this topic. Methods This is a systematic review that studies literature on the incidence of liver failure and assessment of liver function following ALPPS as well as modifications of the existing technique. Articles were searched in PubMed, evaluated, selected, and tabulated. Results The literature search revealed 326 articles that met the selection criteria. PHLF criteria as defined by the International Study Group of Liver Surgery (ISGLS) were the most commonly used criteria, but PHLF was frequently not defined. PHLF occurred most frequently after stage 2 of ALPPS at around 30% in most larger studies. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy showed a discrepancy between volume and functional growth of the liver. Function increase was only 50% compared to volume increase. Mechanistic explanations using histologic analyses have been given to explain the immaturity of the liver after rapid hypertrophy. Modifications of ALPPS showed a comparable volumetric gain when compared to classic ALPPS, but data were lacking to assess PHLF. Conclusion ALPPS has relatively high rates of PHLF, morbidity, and mortality. This may be explained by data demonstrating functional growth when compared to volume growth. ALPPS should not be performed without functional assessment and with caution.
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- Danby Kang
- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.,Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.,Institute of Physiology, Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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BACKGROUND The main limiting factor for major liver resections is the volume and function of the future remnant liver (FLR). Portal vein embolization (PVE) is now standard in most centers for preoperative hypertrophy of FLR. However, it has a failure rate of about 20-30 %. In these cases, the "Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy" (ALPPS) may represent a suitable and possibly the only alternative. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of nine patients who had ALPPS following an insufficient hypertrophy after PVE. Computed tomography volumetry were performed before and after PVE as well as the first step of ALPPS. Furthermore, complications, 30-day mortality and outcome were analyzed. RESULTS The FLR volume rose significantly by 77.7 ± 40.7 % (FLR/TLV: 34.9 ± 9.7 %) as early as 9 days after the first stage despite insufficient hypertrophy after preoperative portal vein embolization. Major complications (Grade > IIIb) occurred in 33 % of the patients, and 30-day mortality was 11.1 %. The OS at 1 and 2 years was 78 and 44 %. Four patients are presently still alive at a median of 33.4 (range 15-48) months (survival rate 44.4 %). CONCLUSION The ALPPS procedure could be a suitable alternative for patients following insufficient PVE or indeed the last chance of a potentially curative treatment in this situation. Nevertheless, the high morbidity and mortality rates and the lack of data on the long-term oncological outcome must also be taken into account.
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Mohkam K, Farges O, Vibert E, Soubrane O, Adam R, Pruvot FR, Regimbeau JM, Adham M, Boleslawski E, Mabrut JY, Ducerf C, Pradat P, Darnis B, Cazauran JB, Lesurtel M, Dokmak S, Aussilhou B, Dondero F, Allard MA, Ciacio O, Pittau G, Cherqui D, Castaing D, Sa Cunha A, Truant S, Hardwigsen J, Le Treut YP, Grégoire E, Scatton O, Brustia R, Sepulveda A, Cosse C, Laurent C, Adam JP, El Bechwaty M, Perinel J. Risk score to predict biliary leakage after elective liver resection. Br J Surg 2017; 105:128-139. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biliary leakage remains a major cause of morbidity after liver resection. Previous prognostic studies of posthepatectomy biliary leakage (PHBL) lacked power, population homogeneity, and model validation. The present study aimed to develop a risk score for predicting severe PHBL.
Methods
In this multicentre observational study, patients who underwent liver resection without hepaticojejunostomy in one of nine tertiary centres between 2012 and 2015 were randomly assigned to a development or validation cohort in a 2 : 1 ratio. A model predicting severe PHBL (International Study Group of Liver Surgery grade B/C) was developed and further validated.
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A total of 2218 procedures were included. PHBL of any severity and severe PHBL occurred in 141 (6·4 per cent) and 92 (4·1 per cent) patients respectively. In the development cohort (1475 patients), multivariable analysis identified blood loss of at least 500 ml, liver remnant ischaemia time 45 min or more, anatomical resection including segment VIII, transection along the right aspect of the left intersectional plane, and associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy as predictors of severe PHBL. A risk score (ranging from 0 to 5) was built using the development cohort (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) 0·79, 95 per cent c.i. 0·74 to 0·85) and tested successfully in the validation cohort (AUROC 0·70, 0·60 to 0·80). A score of at least 3 predicted an increase in severe PHBL (19·4 versus 2·6 per cent in the development cohort, P < 0·001; 15 versus 3·1 per cent in the validation cohort, P < 0·001).
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The present risk score reliably predicts severe PHBL. It represents a multi-institutionally validated prognostic tool that can be used to identify a subset of patients at high risk of severe PHBL after elective hepatectomy.
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- K Mohkam
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Ecole Doctorale Interdisciplinaire Sciences Santé 205 – Equipe Mixte de Recherche 3738, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Amiens, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Ecole Doctorale Interdisciplinaire Sciences Santé 205 – Equipe Mixte de Recherche 3738, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Hôpital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Amiens, Amiens, France
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- Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux, France
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- Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux, France
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- Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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Risk Adjustment in ALPPS Is Associated With a Dramatic Decrease in Early Mortality and Morbidity. Ann Surg 2017; 266:779-786. [PMID: 28806301 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To longitudinally assess whether risk adjustment in Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy (ALPPS) occurred over time and is associated with postoperative outcome. BACKGROUND ALPPS is a novel 2-stage hepatectomy enabling resection of extensive hepatic tumors. ALPPS has been criticized for its high mortality, which is reported beyond accepted standards in liver surgery. Therefore, adjustments in patient selection and technique have been performed but have not yet been studied over time in relation to outcome. METHODS ALPPS centers of the International ALPPS Registry having performed ≥10 cases over a period of ≥3 years were assessed for 90-day mortality and major interstage complications (≥3b) of the longitudinal study period from 2009 to 2015. The predicted prestage 1 and 2 mortality risks were calculated for each patient. In addition, questionnaires were sent to all centers exploring center-specific risk adjustment strategies. RESULTS Among 437 patients from 16 centers, a shift in indications toward colorectal liver metastases from 53% to 77% and a reverse trend in biliary tumors from 24% to 9% were observed. Over time, 90-day mortality decreased from initially 17% to 4% in 2015 (P = 0.002). Similarly, major interstage complications decreased from 10% to 3% (P = 0.011). The reduction of 90-day mortality was independently associated with a risk adjustment in patient selection (P < 0.001; OR: 1.62; 95% CI: 1.36-1.93) and using less invasive techniques in stage-1 surgery (P = 0.019; OR: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.18-0.86). A survey indicated risk adjustment of patient selection in all centers and ALPPS technique in the majority (80%) of centers. CONCLUSIONS Risk adjustment of patient selection and technique in ALPPS resulted in a continuous drop of early mortality and major postoperative morbidity, which has meanwhile reached standard outcome measures accepted for major liver surgery.
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Lau WY, Lai EC. Modifications of ALPPS - from complex to more complex or from complex to less complex operations. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2017; 16:346-352. [PMID: 28823363 DOI: 10.1016/s1499-3872(17)60034-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has recently been developed to induce rapid liver hypertrophy to reduce the chance of post-hepatectomy liver failure in patients with borderline or insufficient future liver remnant. ALPPS is still in an early developmental stage and its techniques have not been standardized. This study aimed to review the technical modifications of the conventional ALPPS procedure. DATA SOURCES Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE and PubMed for articles published from January 2007 to December 2016 using the keywords "associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy" and "ALPPS". Additional articles were identified by a manual search of references from key articles. RESULTS There have been a lot of modifications of the conventional ALPPS. These are classified as: (1) modifications aiming to improve surgical results; (2) modifications aiming to expand surgical indications; (3) salvage ALPPS; (4) ALPPS using the minimally invasive approach. Some of these modifications have made the conventional ALPPS procedure to become even more complex, although there have also been other attempts to make the procedure less complex. The results of most of these modifications have been reported in small case series or case reports. We need better well-designed studies to establish the true roles of these modifications. However, it is interesting to see how this conventional ALPPS procedure has evolved since its introduction. CONCLUSIONS There is a trend for the use of minimally invasive procedure in the phase 1 or 2 of the conventional ALPPS procedure. Some of these modifications have expanded the use of ALPPS in patients who have been considered to have unresectable liver tumors. The long-term oncological outcomes of these modifications are still unknown.
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- Wan Yee Lau
- Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China; Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Maulat C, Philis A, Charriere B, Mokrane FZ, Guimbaud R, Otal P, Suc B, Muscari F. Rescue associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy after portal embolization: Our experience and literature review. World J Clin Oncol 2017; 8:351-359. [PMID: 28848702 PMCID: PMC5554879 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v8.i4.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To report a single-center experience in rescue associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS), after failure of previous portal embolization. We also performed a literature review.
METHODS Between January 2014 and December 2015, every patient who underwent a rescue ALPPS procedure in Toulouse Rangueil University Hospital, France, was included. Every patient included had a project of major hepatectomy and a previous portal vein embolization (PVE) with insufficient future liver remnant to body weight ratio after the procedure. The ALPPS procedure was performed in two steps (ALPPS-1 and ALPPS-2), separated by an interval phase. ALPPS-2 was done within 7 to 9 d after ALPPS-1. To estimate the FLR, a computed tomography scan examination was performed 3 to 6 wk after the PVE procedure and 6 to 8 d after ALPPS-1. A transcystic stent was placed during ALPPS-1 and remained opened during the interval phase, in order to avoid biliary complications. Postoperative liver failure was defined using the 50-50 criteria. Postoperative complications were assessed according to the Dindo-Clavien Classification.
RESULTS From January 2014 to December 2015, 7 patients underwent a rescue ALPPS procedure. Median FLR before PVE, ALPPS-1 and ALPPS-2 were respectively 263 cc (221-380), 450 cc (372-506), and 660 cc (575-776). Median FLR/BWR before PVE, ALPPS-1 and ALPPS-2 were respectively 0.4% (0.3-0.5), 0.6% (0.5-0.8), and 1% (0.8-1.2). Median volume growth of FLR was 69% (18-92) after PVE, and 45% (36-82) after ALPPS-1. The combination of PVE and ALPPS induced a growth of median initial FLR of +408 cc (254-513), leading to an increase of +149% (68-199). After ALPPS-2, 4 patients had stage I-II complications. Three patients had more severe complications (one stage III, one stage IV and one death due to bowel perforation). Two patients suffered from postoperative liver failure according to the 50/50 criteria. None of our patients developed any biliary complication during the ALPPS procedure.
CONCLUSION Rescue ALPPS may be an alternative after unsuccessful PVE and could allow previously unresectable patients to reach surgery. Biliary drainage seems to reduce biliary complications.
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Truant S, Baillet C, Deshorgue AC, El Amrani M, Huglo D, Pruvot FR. Contribution of hepatobiliary scintigraphy in assessing ALPPS most suited timing. Updates Surg 2017; 69:411-419. [PMID: 28795384 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-017-0481-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To reduce post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF), associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has been recently developed for patients with a limited future remnant liver (FRL). Nevertheless, high morbi-mortality rates have been reported . The current study aimed to analyze the kinetics of FRL function in patients who were offered ALPPS. Serial SPECT (99 m)Tc-mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) was performed in all patients before and after surgery as well as at inter-stage to quantitatively assess hepatic function [total liver (TL) and FRL]. Patients were offered ALPPS for colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) (n = 6) and gallbladder carcinoma (n = 1). The data of delta of function or volume, expressed as (postoperative FRL - preoperative FRL/preoperative FRL) were compared to those derived from HBS of patients referred to the university hospital of Lille for one-stage major hepatectomy (n = 93). Additionally, the intrinsic liver function (i.e. function per unit of volume) was used to assess the regeneration rate. All but one patient had an anticipated FRL to body weight ratio (FRLBWR) ≤0.5%. Inter-stages HBS showed a progressive attenuation of the functional value of the excluded hepatic segments in favour of the FRL for all patients. Overall, there was a drop of total liver function contrasting with subnormal passive biochemical tests. Notably, the increase in FRL function between ALPPS stages [+12.5% (4.2-28.6%)] was lower than the volumetric gain [+42.6% (18.3-110.2%)] and inferior to that observed after one-stage major hepatectomy [+41.7% (-38.6 to +158.33%)]. This resulted in a drop of the FRL intrinsic liver function in ALPPS patients, of whom one died from PHLF. Our study enhances the importance of assessing liver function along with volume during ALPPS procedure and supports HBS as a suitable and reliable method, including a valuable contribution to determine most appropriate stage 2 surgical timing.
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- Stéphanie Truant
- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital HURIEZ, Rue M. Polonovski, CHU, Univ Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital HURIEZ, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital HURIEZ, Rue M. Polonovski, CHU, Univ Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital HURIEZ, Rue M. Polonovski, CHU, Univ Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital HURIEZ, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital HURIEZ, Rue M. Polonovski, CHU, Univ Nord de France, 59000, Lille, France
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Olthof PB, Tomassini F, Huespe PE, Truant S, Pruvot FR, Troisi RI, Castro C, Schadde E, Axelsson R, Sparrelid E, Bennink RJ, Adam R, van Gulik TM, de Santibanes E. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy to evaluate liver function in associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy: Liver volume overestimates liver function. Surgery 2017; 162:775-783. [PMID: 28732555 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) induces a rapid and extensive increase in liver volume. The functional quality of this hypertrophic response has been called into question because ALPPS is associated with a substantial incidence of liver failure and high perioperative mortality. This multicenter study aimed to evaluate functional liver regeneration in contrast to volumetric liver regeneration in ALPPS, using technetium-99m hepatobiliary scintigraphy and computed tomography volumetry, respectively. METHODS Patients who underwent ALPPS and hepatobiliary scintigraphy in 6 centers were included. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy data were analyzed centrally at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam according to established protocols. Increase in liver function as measured by hepatobiliary scintigraphy after stage 1 of ALPPS was compared with the increase in liver volume. In addition, we analyzed the impact of liver function and volume on postoperative outcomes including liver failure, morbidity, and mortality. RESULTS In 60 patients, future liver remnant volume increased by a median 78% (interquartile range 48-110) during a median 8 (interquartile range 6-14) days after stage 1, while function as measured by hepatobiliary scintigraphy increased by a median 29% (interquartile range 1-55) throughout 7 days (interquartile range 6-10) in the 27 patients with paired measurements. After stage 2 of ALPPS, liver failure occurred in 5/60 (8%) patients, severe complications in 24/60 (40%), and mortality occurred in 4/60 (7%). CONCLUSION In ALPPS, volumetry overestimates liver function as measured by hepatobiliary scintigraphy and may be responsible for the high rate of liver failure. Quantitative liver function tests are highly recommended to avoid post hepatectomy liver failure.
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- Pim B Olthof
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of General, HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Ghent University Hospital Medical School, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Transplantation, University of Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Department of General, HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Ghent University Hospital Medical School, Ghent, Belgium
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Hôpitaux de Paris Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Kanton Zurich, Switzerland; Institute of Physiology, Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Radiology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Hôpitaux de Paris Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Modified ALPPS procedures: more safety through less invasive surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2017; 402:563-574. [PMID: 28493147 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-017-1588-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Although associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has been advocated for treating advanced liver tumors, increased morbidity and mortality remain serious problems. Many modified procedures have been devised to improve patient safety, but some confusion persists as to benefits and risks. METHODS Modifications to ALPPS as originally reported were reviewed to clarify their contributions to safety and their clinical relevance. RESULTS A variety of modifications are explained and considered. Modifications mainly aim to reduce adhesions, prevent tumor spread, avoid devascularization during liver splitting, and reduce surgical severity. Such changes aiming to increase safety and reduce invasiveness are needed to avoid high morbidity and mortality rates with this innovative procedure. However, these modified procedures still require more meaningful statistical comparisons of outcome. CONCLUSIONS Prospective controlled studies are needed to confirm which modified procedures should be adopted in a standardized manner as an alternative to the original ALPPS. Further, we need to further explore mechanisms of liver regeneration, functional recovery, histopathologic changes of hepatocytes, and blood distribution during ALPPS simultaneously to developing and evaluating modifications of the procedure.
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Olthof PB, Coelen RJ, Wiggers JK, Koerkamp BG, Malago M, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Topp SA, Vivarelli M, Aldrighetti LA, Campos RR, Oldhafer KJ, Jarnagin WR, van Gulik TM. High mortality after ALPPS for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: case-control analysis including the first series from the international ALPPS registry. HPB (Oxford) 2017; 19:381-387. [PMID: 28279621 PMCID: PMC5662942 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Resection of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) entails high-risk surgery with postoperative mortality reported up to 18%, even in specialized centers. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes of PHC patients who underwent associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) to patients who underwent resection without ALPPS. METHODS All patients who underwent ALPPS for PHC were identified from the international ALPPS registry and matched controls were selected from a standard resection cohort from two centers based on future remnant liver size. Outcomes included morbidity, mortality, and overall survival. RESULTS ALPPS for PHC was associated with 48% (14/29) 90-day mortality. 90-day mortality was 13% in 257 patients who underwent major liver resection for PHC without ALPPS. The 29 ALPPS patients were matched to 29 patients resected without ALPPS, with similar future liver remnant volume (P = 0.480). Mortality in the matched control group was 24% (P = 0.100) and median OS was 27 months, comparted to 6 months after ALPPS (P = 0.064). DISCUSSION Outcomes of ALPPS for PHC appear inferior compared to standard extended resections in high-risk patients. Therefore, portal vein embolization should remain the preferred method to increase future remnant liver volume in patients with PHC. ALPPS is not recommended for PHC.
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- Pim B. Olthof
- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Western University Medical Center, London, Ontario, Canada,Devision of Transplantation, University of Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Departmeny of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria - Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University Campus Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Lang H, de Santibanes E, Clavien PA. Outcome of ALPPS for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: case-control analysis including the first series from the international ALPPS registry. HPB (Oxford) 2017; 19:379-380. [PMID: 28262523 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2017.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hauke Lang
- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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- General Surgery Service and Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Sanei B, Sheikhbahaei S, Sanei MH, Bahreini A, Jafari HR. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy: A surgical technique for liver resections. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES 2017; 22:52. [PMID: 28567071 PMCID: PMC5426088 DOI: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_829_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background: Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) is a novel surgical technique liver resection in traditionally nonresectable primary intrahepatic tumors or colorectal liver metastases. Materials and Methods: From June 2013 to March 2014, patients with primary tumor of liver or colorectal tumors with liver metastasis were selected to evaluate whether they met the initial criteria for ALPPS procedure. Results: Nine patients enrolled in the study with primary diagnoses of colon and rectosigmoid cancer, carcinoid tumor, gastrointestinal stromal tumor of small intestine, hepatocellular carcinoma, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET). Four candidates excluded from the study prior or during the first step operation due to fatty liver, hepatic fibrosis, peritoneal seeding, and multiple small intestine metastases. Five patients underwent two stages of ALPPS with the interval of about 1 week. Liver hypertrophy was 100% among our candidates after the initial step. One postoperative death happened because of massive pulmonary thromboembolism Recurrence of liver metastasis was seen in one patient. Hepatic failure Class B and A were observed in two patients which did not progress during follow-up period. One patient developed an enterocutaneous fistula. Discussion: We recommend to use 2 organ bags, one for wrapping right lobe and the other one for covering visceral organs and also do liver biopsy in suspicious cases of damaged liver parenchyma and laparoscopic exploration of abdomen for seeding and multiple metastases prior to laparotomy. Conclusion: As the procedure has not been well established and verified by oncologists yet, further studies are required to define the exact indications of ALPPS.
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- Behnam Sanei
- Department of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Isfahan, Iran.,Department of General Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Acquired Immunodeficiency Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Ahvaz, Iran.,Department of General Surgery, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of General Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Lau WY, Lai EC, Lau SH. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy: the current role and development. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2017; 16:17-26. [PMID: 28119254 DOI: 10.1016/s1499-3872(16)60174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has recently been developed to induce rapid liver hypertrophy and reduce post-hepatectomy liver failure in patients with insufficient future liver remnant (FLR). ALPPS is still considered to be in an early developmental phase because surgical indications and techniques have not been standardized. This article aimed to review the current role and future developments of ALPPS. DATA SOURCES Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE and PubMed for articles from January 2007 to October 2016 using the keywords "associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy" and "ALPPS". Additional papers were identified by a manual search of references from key articles. RESULTS ALPPS induces more hypertrophy of the FLR in less time than portal vein embolization or portal vein ligation. The benefits of ALPPS include rapid hypertrophy 47%-110% of the liver over a median of 6-16.4 days, and 95%-100% completion rate of the second stage of ALPPS. The main criticisms of ALPPS are centered on its high morbidity and mortality rates. Morbidity rates after ALPPS have been reported to be 15.3%-100%, with ≥ the Clavien-Dindo grade III morbidity of 13.6%-44%. Mortality rates have been reported to be 0%-29%. The important questions to ask even if oncologic long-term results are acceptable are: whether the gain in quality and quantity of life can be off balance by the substantial risks of morbidity and mortality, and whether stimulation of rapid liver hypertrophy also accelerates rapid tumor progression and spread. Up till now, the documentations of the ALPPS procedure come mainly from case series, and most of these series include heterogeneous groups of malignancies. The numbers are also too small to separately evaluate survival for different tumor etiologies. CONCLUSIONS Currently, knowledge on ALPPS is limited, and prospective randomized studies are lacking. From the reported preliminary results, safety of the ALPPS procedure remains questionable. ALPPS should only be used in experienced, high-volume hepatobiliary centers.
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- Wan Yee Lau
- Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
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Sparrelid E, Gilg S, Brismar TB, Lundell L, Isaksson B. Rescue ALPPS is efficient and safe after failed portal vein occlusion in patients with colorectal liver metastases. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2017; 402:69-75. [PMID: 27761713 PMCID: PMC5309264 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-016-1524-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate whether associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) can be used as an effective and safe rescue procedure in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) and insufficient effect on the future liver remnant (FLR) after previous portal vein occlusion (PVO). METHODS Eleven patients with bilobar CRLM treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and previous PVO with insufficient effect on the FLR were analyzed retrospectively from a prospective database. FLR was evaluated with computed tomography volumetry 6 days after stage 1, and stage 2 was performed on day seven. RESULTS Six days after stage 1, the median increase of the FLR was 209 ml (range 87-314, P < 0.001). This corresponded to a median FLR growth of 61.8 % (range 19.3-120) resulting in an FLR/BW ratio >0.5 % in all patients and successful subsequent removal of the tumor bearing liver (segments IV-VIII) in all patients with no 90-day mortality. No patient had a 3b-complication or more according to Clavien-Dindo. No patient developed severe posthepatectomy liver failure. CONCLUSIONS The powerful hypertrophy of the FLR associated with ALPPS seems to be maintained in patients with CRLM and previous failed PVO.
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- Ernesto Sparrelid
- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Surgery, Centre for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Radiology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Center for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Alonso Casado O, Ortega Pérez G, Encinas García S, Saiz Martínez R, González Moreno S. Conversion to segment 4-1 ALPPS associated with right bile duct section and external tube for the control of progression through the bile duct of colorectal metastases. Cir Esp 2017; 95:354-357. [PMID: 28126206 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Oscar Alonso Casado
- Unidad de Oncología Quirúrgica Digestiva, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Madrid, España.
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- Unidad de Oncología Quirúrgica Digestiva, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Oncología Médica Digestiva, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid, Madrid, España
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Guiu B, Quenet F, Escal L, Bibeau F, Piron L, Rouanet P, Fabre JM, Jacquet E, Denys A, Kotzki PO, Verzilli D, Deshayes E. Extended liver venous deprivation before major hepatectomy induces marked and very rapid increase in future liver remnant function. Eur Radiol 2017; 27:3343-3352. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4744-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sparrelid E, Jonas E, Tzortzakakis A, Dahlén U, Murquist G, Brismar T, Axelsson R, Isaksson B. Dynamic Evaluation of Liver Volume and Function in Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:967-974. [PMID: 28283924 PMCID: PMC5443865 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3389-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite a fast and potent growth of the future liver remnant (FLR), patients operated with associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) are at risk of developing posthepatectomy liver failure. In this study, the relation between liver volume and function in ALPPS was studied using a multimodal assessment. METHODS Nine patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and operated with ALPPS were studied with hepatobiliary scintigraphy, computed tomography, indocyanine green clearance test, and serum liver function tests. A comparison between liver volume and function was conducted. RESULTS The preoperative FLR volume of 19.5% underestimated the preoperative FLR function of 25.3% (p = 0.011). The increase in FLR volume exceeded the increase in function at day 6 after stage 1 (FLR volume increase 56.7% versus FLR function increase 28.2%, p = 0.021), meaning that the increase in function was 50% of the increase in volume. After stage 2, functional increase exceeded the volume increase, resulting in similar values 28 days after stage 2. CONCLUSIONS In the inter-stage period of ALPPS, the high volume increase is not paralleled by a corresponding functional increase. This may in part explain the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with ALPPS. Functional assessment of the FLR is advised.
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- Ernesto Sparrelid
- Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Radiology, Department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Physics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Radiology, Department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Radiology, Department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
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van Mierlo KMC, Schaap FG, Dejong CHC, Olde Damink SWM. Liver resection for cancer: New developments in prediction, prevention and management of postresectional liver failure. J Hepatol 2016; 65:1217-1231. [PMID: 27312944 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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UNLABELLED Hepatic failure is a feared complication that accounts for up to 75% of mortality after extensive liver resection. Despite improved perioperative care, the increasing complexity and extensiveness of surgical interventions, in combination with an expanding number of resections in patients with compromised liver function, still results in an incidence of postresectional liver failure (PLF) of 1-9%. Preventive measures aim to enhance future remnant liver size and function. Numerous non-invasive techniques to assess liver function and predict remnant liver volume are being developed, along with introduction of novel surgical strategies that augment growth of the future remnant liver. Detection of PLF is often too late and treatment is primarily symptomatic. Current therapeutic research focuses on ([bio]artificial) liver function support and regenerative medicine. In this review we discuss the current state and new developments in prediction, prevention and management of PLF, in light of novel insights into the aetiology of this complex syndrome. LAY SUMMARY Liver failure is the main cause of death after partial liver resection for cancer, and is presumably caused by an insufficient quantity and function of the liver remnant. Detection of liver failure is often too late, and current treatment focuses on relieve of symptoms. New research initiatives explore artificial support of liver function and stimulation of regrowth of the remnant liver.
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- Kim M C van Mierlo
- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre & NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre & NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre & NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre & NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Institute of Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Starlinger P, Assinger A, Brostjan C, Gruenberger T. Liver surgery for metastatic colorectal cancer: the surgical oncologist perspective. COLORECTAL CANCER 2016. [DOI: 10.2217/crc-2016-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Neoadjuvant/conversion chemotherapy has emerged as an indispensable tool to achieve resectability of initially unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer and improves oncological outcomes. In parallel, surgical strategy has adopted a more aggressive treatment approach to achieve complete tumor clearance. However, chemotherapy affects liver function and combined with extensive liver resection, morbidity has increased, thereby compromising oncological outcome. There is an imperative need for careful patient selection to optimize patient management. In this review, we discuss available evidence and indications for neoadjuvant treatment in the management of colorectal cancer liver metastases, on preoperative patient selection and identification of high-risk patients, potential treatment strategies to promote postoperative liver regeneration to avoid postoperative morbidity and potentially deleterious side effects of these therapies on tumor growth.
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- Patrick Starlinger
- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology & Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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A literature review of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS): so far, so good. Updates Surg 2016; 69:9-19. [DOI: 10.1007/s13304-016-0401-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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ALPPS--Where Do We Stand, Where Do We Go?: Eight Recommendations From the First International Expert Meeting. Ann Surg 2016; 263:839-41. [PMID: 26756771 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ko S, Kirihataya Y, Matsusaka M, Mukogawa T, Ishikawa H, Watanabe A. Parenchyma-Sparing Hepatectomy with Vascular Reconstruction Techniques for Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases with Major Vascular Invasion. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 23:501-507. [PMID: 27401445 PMCID: PMC5035320 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5378-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Resectability of colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) depends on major vascular involvement and is affected by chemotherapy-induced liver injury. Parenchyma-sparing with combined resection and reconstruction of involved vessels may expand the indications and safety of hepatectomy. Methods Of 92 patients who underwent hepatectomy for CRLM, 15 underwent major vascular resection and reconstruction. The reconstructed vessels were the portal vein (PV) in five cases, the major hepatic vein (HV) in nine cases, and the inferior vena cava in six cases. Results All PV reconstructions were direct anastomoses. The HV was reconstructed with an autologous inferior mesenteric venous patch or an external iliac vein interposition graft. Total hepatic vascular exclusion was performed for six patients. Of nine patients with HV reconstruction, three had tumors involving all three major HVs, in whom the left HV was reconstructed as an only vein after extended right hepatectomy. In another six patients, multiple bilobar tumors or tumors in the liver that had chemotherapy-induced injury involved one or two HVs. Parenchyma-sparing by reconstruction of the HV was performed to secure the residual liver function. The patients with vascular reconstruction had an operative time of 462 ± 111 min and a blood loss of 1278 ± 528 mL. No complication classified as Clavien–Dindo 3 or more developed. The median hospital stay was 17 days (range 8–26 days). The cumulative 5-year survival rate for all the patients was 54.6 %, with no significant difference according to vascular reconstruction. Conclusion Parenchyma-sparing hepatectomy combined with vascular reconstruction is a useful option to avoid major hepatectomy among various procedures for resection of CRLM with major vascular invasion.
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- Saiho Ko
- Department of Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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Björnsson B, Sparrelid E, Hasselgren K, Gasslander T, Isaksson B, Sandström P. Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Primary Hepatobiliary Malignancies and Non-Colorectal Liver Metastases. Scand J Surg 2016; 105:158-62. [DOI: 10.1177/1457496915613650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background and Aims: Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy may increase the possibility of radical resection in the case of liver malignancy. Concerns have been raised about the high morbidity and mortality associated with the procedure, particularly when applied for diagnoses other than colorectal liver metastases. The aim of this study was to analyze the initial experience with associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy in cases of non-colorectal liver metastases and primary hepatobiliary malignancies in Scandinavia. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of all associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy procedures performed at two Swedish university hospitals for non-colorectal liver metastases and primary hepatobiliary malignancies was performed. The primary focus was on the safety of the procedure. Results and Conclusion: Ten patients were included: four had hepatocellular cancer, three had intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, one had a Klatskin tumor, one had ocular melanoma metastasis, and one had a metastasis from a Wilms’ tumor. All patients completed both operations, and the highest grade of complication (according to the Clavien-Dindo classification) was 3A, which was observed in one patient. No 90-day mortality was observed. Radical resection (R0) was achieved in nine patients, while the resection was R2 in one patient. The low morbidity and mortality observed in this cohort compared with those of earlier reports on associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy for diagnoses other than colorectal liver metastases may be related to the selection of patients with limited comorbidity. In addition, procedures other than associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy had been avoided in most of the patients. In conclusion, associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy can be applied to primary hepatobiliary malignancies and non-colorectal liver metastases with acceptable rates of morbidity and mortality.
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- B. Björnsson
- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Hwang S, Ha TY, Ko GY, Kwon DI, Song GW, Jung DH, Kim MH, Lee SK, Lee SG. Preoperative Sequential Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization in Patients with Hepatobiliary Malignancy. World J Surg 2016; 39:2990-8. [PMID: 26304608 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-3194-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) induces shrinkage of the embolized lobe and compensatory regeneration in the non-embolized lobe, but does not always induce sufficient regeneration of the future remnant liver (FRL). We previously developed preoperative sequential PVE-hepatic vein embolization (HVE), and here we present our experience of treating 42 patients with sequential PVE-HVE. METHODS During 8-year study period, preoperative PVE-HVE was performed on 42 patients with hepatobiliary malignancies. RESULTS Primary diseases were bile duct cancers [perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (n = 33) and diffuse bile duct cancer (n = 1)], hepatocellular carcinomas (n = 4), and intrahepatic tumors [intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (n = 3) and gallbladder cancer liver invasion (n = 1)]. These patients demonstrated insufficient FRL regeneration following PVE, thus HVE was performed to induce further regeneration. No PVE-HVE procedure-associated complications occurred. In the bile duct cancer group, FRL volume was 33.9 ± 2.2 % before PVE, 38.4 ± 1.5 % before HVE, 43.7 ± 2.1 % at surgery, and 73.6 ± 8.3 % at 2 weeks after right hepatectomy. The degree of FRL hypertrophy was 13.3 % after PVE, 28.9 % after PHV-HVE, and 117.1 % at 2 weeks after right hepatectomy. All patients except one recovered uneventfully after surgery, and the 3-year patient survival rate was 45.1 %. In the HCC group, transarterial chemoembolization was initially performed and FRL regeneration following PVE-HVE occurred very slowly. Active FRL regeneration occurred in the liver tumor group, but rapid tumor growth was observed in 1 of 4 patients. CONCLUSION The sequential application of HVE following PVE safely and effectively induces further FRL regeneration in non-cirrhotic livers. Further validation using larger patient population and multicenter studies is needed to reliably widen the indications.
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- Shin Hwang
- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Drop of Total Liver Function in the Interstages of the New Associating Liver Partition and Portal Vein Ligation for Staged Hepatectomy Technique: Analysis of the "Auxiliary Liver" by HIDA Scintigraphy. Ann Surg 2016; 263:e33-4. [PMID: 26756764 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Oldhafer F, Ringe KI, Timrott K, Kleine M, Ramackers W, Cammann S, Jäger MD, Klempnauer J, Bektas H, Vondran FWR. Monitoring of liver function in a 73-year old patient undergoing 'Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy': case report applying the novel liver maximum function capacity test. Patient Saf Surg 2016; 10:16. [PMID: 27293483 PMCID: PMC4901504 DOI: 10.1186/s13037-016-0104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The two-stage liver resection combining in situ liver transection with portal vein ligation, also referred to as ALPPS (Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy), has been described as a promising method to increase the resectability of liver tumors. However, one of the most important issues regarding the safety of this procedure is the optimal timing of the second stage at the point of sufficient hypertrophy of the future liver remnant. The recently developed liver maximum function capacity test (LiMAx) can be applied to monitor the liver function postoperatively and hence could be a useful tool for decision-making regarding the timing of the second stage of ALPPS. CASE PRESENTATION A 73-year-old female patient presented with metachronous colorectal liver metastasis comprising the complete right liver lobe as well as segment IV. Due to an insufficient future liver remnant (19.3 %; segments II and III of the liver) and a low future liver remnant:body weight ratio (0.28 %) the decision was made to perform an ALPPS-procedure in order to avoid development of postoperative small-for-size syndrome. Despite a formally sufficient increase of the FLR to 30.8 % within 7 days after the first step of ALPPS, the liver function was seen to only slowly increase as expressed by a LiMAx value of 245 μg/h/kg (baseline of 282 μg/h/kg prior to surgery). By means of the LiMAx test, sufficient increase of liver function eventually was detected by postoperative day 11 (LiMAx value of 371 μg/h/kg; FLR 35.2 %) so that the second step of ALPPS (completion of hepatectomy) was performed with no signs of liver failure during further clinical course. CONCLUSION Performing ALPPS we have observed a significant difference between the increase in future liver remnant volume and function applying the LiMAx test. The latter tool thus might proof valuable for application in two-stage liver resection to avoid postoperative small-for-size syndrome.
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- Felix Oldhafer
- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Regenerative Medicine & Experimental Surgery (ReMediES); Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Cai YL, Song PP, Tang W, Cheng NS. An updated systematic review of the evolution of ALPPS and evaluation of its advantages and disadvantages in accordance with current evidence. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e3941. [PMID: 27311006 PMCID: PMC4998492 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000003941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The main obstacle to achieving an R0 resection after a major hepatectomy is inability to preserve an adequate future liver remnant (FLR) to avoid postoperative liver failure (PLF). Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) is a novel technique for resecting tumors that were previously considered unresectable, and this technique results in a vast increase in the volume of the FLR in a short period of time. However, this technique continues to provoke heated debate because of its high mortality and morbidity.The evolution of ALPPS and its advantages and disadvantages have been systematically reviewed and evaluated in accordance with current evidence. Electronic databases (PubMed and Medline) were searched for potentially relevant articles from January 2007 to January 2016.ALPPS has evolved into various modified forms. Some of these modified techniques have reduced the difficulty of the procedure and enhanced its safety. Current evidence indicates that the advantages of ALPPS are rapid hypertrophy of the FLR, the feasibility of the procedure, and a higher rate of R0 resection in comparison to other techniques. However, ALPPS is associated with worse major complications, more deaths, and early tumor recurrence.Hepatobiliary surgeons should carefully consider whether to perform ALPPS. Some modified forms of ALPPS have reduced the mortality and morbidity of the procedure, but they cannot be recommended over the original procedure currently. Portal vein embolization (PVE) is still the procedure of choice for patients with a tumor-free FLR, and ALPPS could be used as a salvage procedure when PVE fails. More persuasive evidence needs to be assembled to determine whether ALPPS or two-stage hepatectomy (TSH) is better for patients with a tumor involving the FLR. Evidence with regard to long-term oncological outcomes is still limited. More meticulous comparative studies and studies of the 5-year survival rate of ALPPS could ultimately help to determine the usefulness of ALPPS. Indications and patient selection for the procedure need to be determined.
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- Yu-Long Cai
- Department of Bile Duct Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Bile Duct Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Bile Duct Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Matsumura M, Mise Y, Saiura A, Inoue Y, Ishizawa T, Ichida H, Matsuki R, Tanaka M, Takeda Y, Takahashi Y. Parenchymal-Sparing Hepatectomy Does Not Increase Intrahepatic Recurrence in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Liver Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 23:3718-3726. [PMID: 27207097 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5278-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prophylactic impact of major hepatectomy (MH) on liver recurrence has yet to be clarified in patients with advanced colorectal liver metastases (CLMs). METHODS In our institute, parenchymal-sparing hepatectomy (PSH) is a standard procedure for CLMs consistently throughout initial and repeat resection, and MH is selected only in cases in which CLMs are close to major Glisson's pedicles. We reviewed 145 patients who underwent curative hepatectomy for advanced CLMs (≥4 nodules and ≤50 mm in size) from 1999 to 2012. Surgical outcomes and survival were compared between patients who underwent PSH and MH. RESULTS PSH was performed in 113 patients (77.9 %) and MH in 32 (22.1 %) patients with advanced CLMs. Tumor characteristics and short-term outcomes did not differ between the 2 groups. Incidence of positive tumor margin (8.8 % in PSH vs 9.4 % in MH; p = .927) and rates of liver-only recurrence (43.4 % in PSH and 50.0 % in MH; p = .505) did not differ. No significant differences were found in 5-year overall survival (37.0 % in PSH vs 29.4 % in MH, p = .473), recurrence-free survival (7.6 vs 6.8 %, p = .597), and liver recurrence-free survival (21.0 vs 21.3 %, p = .691). A total of 65 patients had liver-only recurrence, for which repeat hepatectomy was performed in 81.5 % (53 of 65) following our parenchymal-sparing approach. CONCLUSIONS In patients with advanced CLM, PSH does not increase positive surgical margin or liver recurrence in comparison with MH. A parenchymal-sparing approach offers a high rate of repeat resection for liver recurrence (salvageability).
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- Masaru Matsumura
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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de Santibañes E, Alvarez FA, Ardiles V, Pekolj J, de Santibañes M. Inverting the ALPPS paradigm by minimizing first stage impact: the Mini-ALPPS technique. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2016; 401:557-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00423-016-1424-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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How we do it: double in situ split for staged mesohepatectomy in patients with advanced gall bladder cancer and marginal future liver remnant. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2016; 401:565-71. [PMID: 27030243 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-016-1410-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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PURPOSE Associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has increased the rate of liver resections in patients with marginal future liver remnant. We here describe a modified ALPPS procedure with splitting-off the central liver segments for staged mesohepatectomy in patients with advanced gall bladder cancer. METHODS A double in situ split for ALPPS (DALPPS) is performed with splitting-off the central liver segments (segments 1, 4, 5, and 8). This induces a rapid hypertrophy of the left lateral (segments 2/3) and right posterior sectors (segments 6/7). An intrahepatic right posterior approach during splitting-off the right posterior sector is introduced as a part of this new procedure. This approach facilitates the dissection and ligation of the right anterior branch of the portal vein (segments 5 and 8) while the liver hilum remains untouched during the first step of surgery. RESULTS Two patients with advanced gall bladder cancer were treated with the DALPPS procedure till date. After a short interval (7-9 days), a rapid hypertrophy of the left lateral and right posterior sector was observed (hypertrophy up to 72.6 and 54.6 %, respectively). A staged mesohepatectomy including caudate lobectomy and resection of the extrahepatic bile duct was then performed safely. There was no surgical-technical morbidity. No signs of posthepatectomy liver failure according to the 50-50 criteria were seen. However, one patient died from severe ARDS attributed to the preoperative chemotherapy. Nevertheless, this complication is deemed to be surgery related. CONCLUSIONS The DALPPS procedure is a new surgical technique for staged mesohepatectomy for patients with small future liver remnant in size or in function. However, appropriate patient selection is mandatory to avoid morbidity and mortality.
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Li J, Ewald F, Gulati A, Nashan B. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy: From technical evolution to oncological benefit. World J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 8:124-133. [PMID: 26981186 PMCID: PMC4770166 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i2.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) is a novel approach in liver surgery that allows for extensive resection of liver parenchyma by inducing a rapid hypertrophy of the future remnant liver. However, recent reports indicate that not all patients eligible for ALPPS will benefit from this procedure. Therefore, careful patient selection will be necessary to fully exploit possible benefits of ALPPS. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the technical evolution of ALPPS with a special emphasis on safety and oncologic efficacy. Furthermore, we review the contemporary literature regarding indication and benefits, but also limitations of ALPPS.
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Edmondson MJ, Sodergren MH, Pucher PH, Darzi A, Li J, Petrowsky H, Campos RR, Serrablo A, Jiao LR. Variations and adaptations of associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS): Many routes to the summit. Surgery 2015; 159:1058-72. [PMID: 26747229 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our aim was to review variations from the originally described associated liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) procedure and relevant clinical outcomes. METHODS A systematic review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (ie, PRISMA) guidelines. A search of PubMed and Google Scholar was conducted until March 2015. Inclusion criteria were any publications reporting technical variations and descriptions of ALPPS. Exclusion criteria were insufficient technical description, data repeated elsewhere, or data that could not be accessed in English. RESULTS Initial search results returned 790 results; 46 studies were included in the final qualitative analysis. There were several alternatives described to the first stage of complete parenchymal split. Variations included partial ALPPS (partial split; hypertrophy of future liver remnant [FLR] 80-90%), radiofrequency-assisted liver partition and portal vein ligation (mean FLR hypertrophy 62%), laparoscopic microwave ablation and portal vein ligation (FLR hypertrophy 78-90%), associating liver tourniquet and portal ligation for staged hepatectomy (median FLR hypertrophy 61%), and sequential associating liver tourniquet and portal ligation for staged hepatectomy (FLR hypertrophy 77%) with a potential decrease in morbidity particularly after stage I. We analyzed several other variations, including considerations for segment IV, operative maneuvers, use of laparoscopy, identification of biliary complications, and liver containment. CONCLUSION The current literature demonstrates a large variability in techniques of ALPPS that limits meaningful statistical comparisons of outcomes. Not physically splitting the liver at the first stage may decrease morbidity; however, randomized controlled trials are needed to determine benefits in technical variations.
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- Matthew J Edmondson
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Swiss HPB and Transplant Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of General Surgery, Liver Transplant Unit, Virgen De La Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Vivarelli M, Vincenzi P, Montalti R, Fava G, Tavio M, Coletta M, Vecchi A, Nicolini D, Agostini A, Ali Ahmed E, Giovagnoni A, Mocchegiani F. ALPPS Procedure for Extended Liver Resections: A Single Centre Experience and a Systematic Review. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144019. [PMID: 26700646 PMCID: PMC4689524 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aim To report a single-centre experience with the novel Associating Liver Partition and Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) technique and systematically review the related literature. Methods Since January 2013, patients with extended primary or secondary liver tumors whose future liver remnant (FLR) was considered too small to allow hepatic resection were prospectively assessed for the ALPPS procedure. A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Library Central. Results Until July 2014 ALPPS was completed in 9 patients whose mean age was 60±8 years. Indications for surgical resection were metastases from colorectal cancer in 3 cases, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma in 3 cases, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in 2 cases and hepatocellular carcinoma without chronic liver disease in 1 case. The calculated FLR volume was 289±122 mL (21.1±5.5%) before ALPPS-1 and 528±121 mL (32.2±5.7%) before ALLPS-2 (p<0.001). The increase in FLR between the two procedures was 96±47% (range: 24–160%, p<0.001). Additional interventions were performed in 4 cases: 3 patients underwent Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy, and one case underwent wedge resection of a residual tumor in the FLR. The average time between the first and second step of the procedure was 10.8±2.9 days. The average hospital stay was 24.1±13.3 days. There was 1 postoperative death due to hepatic failure in the oldest patient of this series who had a perihilar cholangiocarcinoma and concomitant liver fibrosis; 11 complications occurred in 6 patients, 4 of whom had grade III or above disease. After a mean follow-up of 17.1±8.5 months, the overall survival was 89% at 3–6 and 12 months. The recurrence-free survival was 100%, 87.5% and 75% at 3-6-12 months respectively. The literature search yielded 148 articles, of which 22 articles published between 2012 and 2015 were included in this systematic review. Conclusion The ALPPS technique effectively increased the resectability of otherwise inoperable liver tumors. The postoperative morbidity in our series was high in accordance with the data from the systematic review. Age, liver fibrosis and presence of biliary stenting were predisposing factors for postoperative morbidity and mortality.
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- Marco Vivarelli
- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Emerging and Immunosuppressed Infectious Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of General and Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Gastroenterology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Unit of Emerging and Immunosuppressed Infectious Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Unit of General and Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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- Unit of General and Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Røsok BI, Björnsson B, Sparrelid E, Hasselgren K, Pomianowska E, Gasslander T, Bjørnbeth BA, Isaksson B, Sandström P. Scandinavian multicenter study on the safety and feasibility of the associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy procedure. Surgery 2015; 159:1279-86. [PMID: 26606881 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) has emerged as an additional tool to increase the size of the future liver remnant (FLR) in the settings of advanced tumor burden in the liver. Initial reports have indicated high feasibility but also high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to assess the initial experience with ALPPS in Scandinavia regarding feasibility, morbidity, and mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent ALPPS since its introduction at 3 Scandinavian hepatobiliary centers. RESULTS Thirty-six patients were identified, 21 male and 15 female. Median age was 67 years (22-83). Colorectal liver metastases (n = 25) were the most common indication for ALPPS followed by hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 4), cholangiocarcinoma (n = 4), and other (n = 3). Median growth of the FLR between the operations was 67% (-17 to 238) in 6 (5-13) days. All patients completed the second operation, and 71% of the resections were R0. Although the total percentage of patients with complication(s) was 92%, only 4 patients (11%) had a grade 3b complication according to the Clavien-Dindo classification, and no other severe complications were noted. There was no in-hospital mortality, but 1 (2.8%) patient died within 90 days of operation. CONCLUSION ALPPS is a highly feasible method to stimulate FLR growth in patients with colorectal liver metastases as well as primary hepatobiliary malignancies. The treatment can be carried out with relative safety.
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- Bård I Røsok
- Department of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Intraoperative Conversion to ALPPS in a Case of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Case Rep Surg 2015; 2015:273641. [PMID: 26649219 PMCID: PMC4663318 DOI: 10.1155/2015/273641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background. Surgical resection remains the best treatment option for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Two-stage liver resection combining in situ liver transection with portal vein ligation (ALPPS) has been described as a promising method to increase the resectability of liver tumors also in the case of ICC. Presentation of Case. A 46-year-old male patient presented with an ICC-typical lesion in the right liver. The indication for primary liver resection was set and planed as a right hepatectomy. In contrast to the preoperative CT-scan, the known lesion showed further progression in a macroscopically steatotic liver. Therefore, the decision was made to perform an ALPPS-procedure to avoid an insufficient future liver remnant (FLR). The patient showed an uneventful postoperative course after the first and second step of the ALPPS-procedure, with sufficient increase of the FLR. Unfortunately, already 2.5 months after resection the patient had developed new tumor lesions found by the follow-up CT-scan. Discussion. The presented case demonstrates that an intraoperative conversion to an ALPPS-procedure is safely applicable when the FLR surprisingly seems to be insufficient. Conclusion. ALPPS should also be considered a treatment option in well-selected patients with ICC. However, the experience concerning the outcome of ALPPS in case of ICC remains fairly small.
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Truant S, Pruvot FR. Is there still a room to improve the safety of ALPPS procedure? A new technical note. Eur J Surg Oncol 2015; 41:1554-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.08.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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