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House MG, Kim R, Tseng EE, Kaufman RP, Moon MR, Yopp A, Master VA. Evaluating the safety and efficacy of a novel polysaccharide hemostatic system during surgery: A multicenter multispecialty prospective randomized controlled trial. Surg Open Sci 2024; 19:205-211. [PMID: 38800121 PMCID: PMC11127167 DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2024.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Background Operative blood loss is associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality in surgery. Hemostatic agents are used as adjuncts for hemostasis during surgery and help to prevent postoperative bleeding. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of an investigational polysaccharide hemostatic (PH) topical product compared to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved control in clinical use comprising microporous polysaccharide hemospheres (MPH) to achieve hemostasis of bleeding surfaces during surgery. Study design This prospective multicenter trial enrolled patients undergoing open elective cardiac, general, or urologic surgery. Patients were stratified by bleeding severity and therapeutic area, then randomized 1:1 to receive PH or MPH. Bleeding assessments occurred intraoperatively using a novel bleeding assessment methodology. Primary endpoint was noninferiority as compared with control via effective hemostasis at 7 min. Patients were monitored and followed daily in the postoperative period until time of discharge and again at 6 weeks. Overall survival was assessed in oncology patients at 24 months. Safety of PH vs. MPH was determined by comparing relative incidence of adverse events. Results Across 19 centers, 324 (161 PH, 163 MPH) patients were randomized (48 % general surgery, 27 % cardiac surgery, and 25 % urologic surgery). PH was noninferior to MPH and met the primary endpoint of hemostatic success at 7 min at a non-inferiority margin of 10 %. No significant differences were found in adverse event rates. Six deaths were reported within the 6-week follow-up period. No difference in overall survival was observed at 2 years (76 % PH vs. 74 % MPH, P = .66) for patients undergoing cancer operations. Conclusion Across three therapeutic areas, PH was noninferior to MPH at all hemostasis assessment time points with no safety concerns. PH is an effective alternative to MPH for hemostasis during surgery.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02359994.
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- University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, United States of America
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Jehan FS, Ganguli S, Hase NE, Seth A, Kwon Y, Hemming AW, Aziz H. Does the Surgical Approach Affect the Incidence of Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure in Cirrhotic Patients? An Analysis of the NSQIP Database. Am Surg 2024:31348241246175. [PMID: 38820223 DOI: 10.1177/00031348241246175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Background: The association between surgical approach and post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) in cirrhotic patients is poorly understood. We hypothesize that patients will have similar rates of liver failure regardless of whether they undergo minimally invasive liver resection (MILR) or open liver resection (OLR) in major liver resections. In contrast, there will be lower rates of PHLF in patients undergoing minor hepatectomy via the MILR approach.Methods: Propensity score matching was used to analyze regression by matching the MILR to the OLR cohort. Patient demographics from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, including race, age, gender, and ethnicity, were matched. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, renal failure, dyspnea, dialysis dependence, body mass index, and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification (>ASA III) were among the preoperative patient characteristics subject to matching. PHLF (Grade A vs B. vs C) was our primary outcome measure.Results: A total of 2129 cirrhotic patients were included in the study. In the minor hepatectomy group, patients undergoing an OLR were more likely to get discharged to a facility (7.0% vs 4.4%; P = .03), had greater hospital length of stay (5 vs 3 days; P = .02), and had a greater need for invasive postoperative interventions (10.7% vs 4.6%; P < .01). They were also noted to have higher rates of organ space superficial surgical infections (SSIs) (7.3% vs 3.7%; P = .003), Clostridium difficile infection (.9% vs .1%; P = .05), renal insufficiency (2.1% vs .1%; P < .01), unplanned intubations (3.1% vs 1.4%; P = .03), and Grade C liver failure (2.3% vs .9%; P = .03).Conclusion: A higher incidence of PHLF grade C was found in patients undergoing OLR in the minor hepatectomy group. Therefore, in cirrhotic patients who can tolerate minimally invasive approaches, MILR should be offered to prevent postoperative complications as part of their optimization plan.
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- Faisal S Jehan
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Giehl-Brown E, Geipel E, Löck S, Dehlke K, Schweipert J, Weitz J, Riediger C. Transfusions of packed red blood cells in surgery for liver cancer: predictor of impaired overall survival but not recurrence-free survival - impact of blood transfusions in liver surgery. J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 28:402-411. [PMID: 38583890 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2023.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Liver surgery remains a cornerstone of potentially curative multimodal treatments for primary malignancies of the liver and hepatic metastases. Improving perioperative safety is a prerequisite in this context. Perioperative blood transfusions negatively influence postoperative recovery. This study aimed to identify risk factors for perioperative packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion and to elucidate its effect on postoperative outcomes. METHODS This was an observational study of a prospective data collection. A monocentric, retrospective analysis of 1118 hepatectomies at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus between 2013 and 2020 was conducted to compare postoperative short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing curative intended liver resection of hepatic primary or secondary malignancies. The outcomes were compared between 356 patients (31.8%) who received PRBC transfusions during surgery or within 7 days after surgery and 762 patients (68.2%) who did not receive PRBC transfusions. RESULTS Preoperative anemia could be observed in 45.0% of the whole cohort: 65.7% in the PRBC transfusion group and 35.3% in the nontransfused group. Postoperative complications were significantly more common in the PRBC transfusion group in association with prolonged lengths of hospital stay and increased 30-day mortality than in the nontransfused group. After adjustment for possible confounders, preexisting kidney failure, preoperative hemoglobin and albumin levels outside of the reference range, intraoperative plasma transfusions, and overall surgery time were recognized as negative predictors for perioperative PRBC transfusions. PRBC transfusion increased the risk of death by approximately 38.8% (hazard ratio, 1.388; 95% CI, 1.027-1.876; P = .033), whereas no influence on recurrence-free survival (RFS) was observed. CONCLUSION PRBC transfusions were associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality after curative-intended surgery for liver cancers and represented an independent poor prognostic indicator for overall survival but not for RFS.
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- Esther Giehl-Brown
- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases/University Cancer Center, Dresden, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases/University Cancer Center, Dresden, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases/University Cancer Center, Dresden, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases/University Cancer Center, Dresden, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; National Center for Tumor Diseases/University Cancer Center, Dresden, Germany; Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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An T, Wang Y, Liu L, Wang Y, Deng L, Wu M. Effect of Pringle maneuver on prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases after liver resection: a meta-analysis. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2024; 409:53. [PMID: 38316643 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-024-03248-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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PURPOSE Pringle maneuver (PM) is a double-edged sword in liver resection, which is beneficial in reducing blood loss but also causes ischemia-reperfusion injury which may stimulate the outgrowth of micrometastases. The impact of PM on tumor recurrence remains controversial. This study aimed to assess whether PM has effect on the prognosis of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) after hepatectomy. METHODS PubMed and the Cochrane Library databases were searched. The PM is defined as the portal triad clamping for several minutes, followed by several minutes of reperfusion, repeated as needed. Prolonged PM was defined as continuous clamping ≥ 20 min or ≥ 3 cycles for maximally 15-min intermittent ischemia. RESULTS Eleven studies encompassing 4054 patients were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) did not show significant differences between PM and non-PM groups for disease-free survival (DFS) (HR = 0.91, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.76-1.11, P = 0.36) and overall survival (HR = 1.03, 95% CI 0.76-1.39, P = 0.87). Subgroup analysis revealed that prolonged PM has adverse impact on DFS (HR 1.75, 95% CI = 1.28-2.40, P = 0.0005). However, non-prolonged PM is a protective factor for DFS (HR 0.82, 95% CI = 0.73-0.92, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION These findings suggested that prolonged PM may have an adverse impact on the DFS of patients with CRLM and non-prolonged PM is a protective factor for DFS. Further prospective multicenter studies are warranted.
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- Tailai An
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen North Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen North Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen North Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China
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- The First Department of Surgery, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Fuhua Road 1, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518033, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Yinquan Road B24, Qingcheng District, Qingyuan, 511500, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Dongmen North Road 1017, Luohu District, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China.
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Wang JJ, Feng J, Gomes C, Calthorpe L, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Benedetti Cacciaguerra A, Hibi T, Adam MA, Alseidi A, Abu Hilal M, Rashidian N. Development and Validation of Prediction Models and Risk Calculators for Posthepatectomy Liver Failure and Postoperative Complications Using a Diverse International Cohort of Major Hepatectomies. Ann Surg 2023; 278:976-984. [PMID: 37226846 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study aim was to develop and validate models to predict clinically significant posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) and serious complications [a Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI)>40] using preoperative and intraoperative variables. BACKGROUND PHLF is a serious complication after major hepatectomy but does not comprehensively capture a patient's postoperative course. Adding the CCI as an additional metric can account for complications unrelated to liver function. METHODS The cohort included adult patients who underwent major hepatectomies at 12 international centers (2010-2020). After splitting the data into training and validation sets (70:30), models for PHLF and a CCI>40 were fit using logistic regression with a lasso penalty on the training cohort. The models were then evaluated on the validation data set. RESULTS Among 2192 patients, 185 (8.4%) had clinically significant PHLF and 160 (7.3%) had a CCI>40. The PHLF model had an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.80, calibration slope of 0.95, and calibration-in-the-large of -0.09, while the CCI model had an AUC of 0.76, calibration slope of 0.88, and calibration-in-the-large of 0.02. When the models were provided only preoperative variables to predict PHLF and a CCI>40, this resulted in similar AUCs of 0.78 and 0.71, respectively. Both models were used to build 2 risk calculators with the option to include or exclude intraoperative variables ( PHLF Risk Calculator; CCI>40 Risk Calculator ). CONCLUSIONS Using an international cohort of major hepatectomy patients, we used preoperative and intraoperative variables to develop and internally validate multivariable models to predict clinically significant PHLF and a CCI>40 with good discrimination and calibration.
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- Jaeyun J Wang
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of General Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, Riuniti Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of General Surgery, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of General, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Qi W, Dai J, Qiu Z, Wu Y, Wen T, Xie F, Gao F, Zhang Y, Li C. Nomogram to predict liver surgery-specific complications for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2023; 49:107119. [PMID: 37871467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early identification of patients at risk for surgical complications enables surgeons to make better treatment decisions and optimize resource utilization. We propose to develop a nomogram for predicting the risk of moderate-to-severe liver surgery-specific complications after hepatectomy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. METHODS We retrospectively enrolled HCC patients who underwent radical hepatectomy at four medical centers from January 2014 to January 2019 in southwestern China, randomly (7:3) divided into training and validation cohorts. We used least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression to build a nomogram model. RESULTS The nomogram model contained 6 variables: diabetes mellitus (yes vs. no, OR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.16-4.64, P = 0.02), major hepatectomy (yes vs. no, OR: 2.65, 95% CI: 1.64-4.27, P < 0.001), platelets (PLT, ≥100 × 103/μl vs. <100 × 103/μl, OR: 0.53, 95% CI: 0.33-0.87, P = 0.01), prothrombin time (PT, >13 s vs. ≤13 s, OR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.04-3.05, P = 0.04), albumin-indocyanine green evaluation grade (ALICE grade, grade B vs. grade A, OR: 2.06, 95% CI: 1.17-3.61, P = 0.01), and prognostic nutrient index (PNI, >48 vs. ≤48, OR: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.33-0.92, P = 0.02). The concordance index (C-index) and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were 0.751 (95% CI, 0.703-0.799) and 0.743 (95% CI, 0.653-0.833) for the training and validation cohorts, respectively. Decision curve analysis (DCA) showed that the nomogram had good clinical value. CONCLUSION We provide good preoperative predictors for the risk of moderate-to-high FABIB score complications in patients with HBV-related HCC posthepatectomy.
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- Weili Qi
- Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Neijiang First People's Hospital, Neijiang, 641000, China
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- HBPS Diseases Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Leshan City, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 6140000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Arntz PJW, Deroose CM, Marcus C, Sturesson C, Panaro F, Erdmann J, Manevska N, Moadel R, de Geus-Oei LF, Bennink RJ. Joint EANM/SNMMI/IHPBA procedure guideline for [ 99mTc]Tc-mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy SPECT/CT in the quantitative assessment of the future liver remnant function. HPB (Oxford) 2023; 25:1131-1144. [PMID: 37394397 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this joint EANM/SNMMI/IHPBA procedure guideline is to provide general information and specific recommendations and considerations on the use of [99mTc]Tc-mebrofenin hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) in the quantitative assessment and risk analysis before surgical intervention, selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) or before and after liver regenerative procedures. Although the gold standard to estimate future liver remnant (FLR) function remains volumetry, the increasing interest in HBS and the continuous request for implementation in major liver centers worldwide, demands standardization. METHODS This guideline concentrates on the endorsement of a standardized protocol for HBS elaborates on the clinical indications and implications, considerations, clinical appliance, cut-off values, interactions, acquisition, post-processing analysis and interpretation. Referral to the practical guidelines for additional post-processing manual instructions is provided. CONCLUSION The increasing interest of major liver centers worldwide in HBS requires guidance for implementation. Standardization facilitates applicability of HBS and promotes global implementation. Inclusion of HBS in standard care is not meant as substitute for volumetry, but rather to complement risk evaluation by identifying suspected and unsuspected high-risk patients prone to develop post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) and post-SIRT liver failure.
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- Pieter J W Arntz
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Division of HBP Surgery & Transplantation, Saint Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University Hospital, School of Medicine, 34000, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathophysiology and Nuclear Medicine, Acad Isak S. Tadzer, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands; Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Lv X, Zhang L, Yu X, Yu H. The difficulty grade of laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with long-term outcomes. Updates Surg 2023:10.1007/s13304-023-01452-4. [PMID: 36773170 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01452-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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The tremendous development of laparoscopic hepatectomy helps to relieve the difficulties encountered during open hepatectomy. Therefore, a difficulty scoring system was produced to assess the difficulty grade of laparoscopic hepatectomy. The aim of this study was to explore whether the IWATE-DSS is comparable to the long-term outcomes of LH for hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical data from all consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, were prospectively collected and reviewed. The difficulty level of the operations was graded using the IWATE-DSS. The perioperative and postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic hepatectomy were compared at each difficulty level. A total of 300 patients underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy for HCC during the study period. The perioperative and postoperative outcomes were significantly different between the groups according to the IWATE-DSS. There were significant differences in both the intraoperative (bleeding control p = 0.000; surgical time p = 0.000; estimated blood loss p = 0.033) and postoperative variables (postoperative hospital stay p = 0.005) among these four groups. The 5-year disease-free survival decreased significantly along with the LH difficulty score (p = 0.000). The 5-year overall survival also decreased significantly along with the LH difficulty score (p = 0.000). IWATE-DSS was significantly correlated with short- and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy for HCC.
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- Xiaocui Lv
- Department of Anesthesia, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 3 Qingchun East Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 3 Qingchun East Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 3 Qingchun East Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 3 Qingchun East Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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de Graaff MR, Elfrink AKE, Buis CI, Swijnenburg RJ, Erdmann JI, Kazemier G, Verhoef C, Mieog JSD, Derksen WJM, van den Boezem PB, Ayez N, Liem MSL, Leclercq WKG, Kuhlmann KFD, Marsman HA, van Duijvendijk P, Kok NFM, Klaase JM, Dejong CHC, Grünhagen DJ, den Dulk M. Defining Textbook Outcome in liver surgery and assessment of hospital variation: A nationwide population-based study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2022; 48:2414-2423. [PMID: 35773091 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite outcome measure covering the surgical care process in a single outcome measure. TO has an advantage over single outcome parameters with low event rates, which have less discriminating impact to detect differences between hospitals. This study aimed to assess factors associated with TO, and evaluate hospital and network variation after case-mix correction in TO rates for liver surgery. METHODS This was a population-based retrospective study of all patients who underwent liver resection for malignancy in the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020. TO was defined as absence of severe postoperative complications, mortality, prolonged length of hospital stay, and readmission, and obtaining adequate resection margins. Multivariable logistic regression was used for case-mix adjustment. RESULTS 2376 patients were included. TO was accomplished in 1380 (80%) patients with colorectal liver metastases, in 192 (76%) patients with other liver metastases, in 183 (74%) patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and 86 (51%) patients with biliary cancers. Factors associated with lower TO rates for CRLM included ASA score ≥3 (aOR 0.70, CI 0.51-0.95 p = 0.02), extrahepatic disease (aOR 0.64, CI 0.44-0.95, p = 0.02), tumour size >55 mm on preoperative imaging (aOR 0.56, CI 0.34-0.94, p = 0.02), Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥2 (aOR 0.73, CI 0.54-0.98, p = 0.04), and major liver resection (aOR 0.50, CI 0.36-0.69, p < 0.001). After case-mix correction, no significant hospital or oncological network variation was observed. CONCLUSION TO differs between indications for liver resection and can be used to assess between hospital and network differences.
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- Michelle R de Graaff
- Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Scientific Bureau, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amphia Medical Center, Breda, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - Dutch Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - Dutch Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Houghton EJ, Rubio JS. Surgical management of the postoperative complications of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL INTERVENTION 2022. [DOI: 10.18528/ijgii220041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Eduardo Javier Houghton
- Teaching and Research Department, DAICIM Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Surgery Division, B. Rivadavia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Solid Organ Transplant Service, Hospital de Alta Complejidad en Red El Cruce Dr. Néstor Carlos Kirchner, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Imaging Features of Main Posthepatectomy Complications: A Radiologist’s Challenge. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12061323. [PMID: 35741133 PMCID: PMC9221607 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12061323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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In the recent years, the number of liver resections has seen an impressive growth. Usually, hepatic resections remain the treatment of various liver diseases, such as malignant tumors, benign tumors, hydatid disease, and abscesses. Despite technical advancements and tremendous experience in the field of liver resection of specialized centers, there are moderately high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality, especially in high-risk and older patient populations. Although ultrasonography is usually the first-line imaging examination for postoperative complications, Computed Tomography (CT) is the imaging tool of choice in emergency settings due to its capability to assess the whole body in a few seconds and detect all possible complications. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is the imaging modality of choice for delineating early postoperative bile duct injuries and ischemic cholangitis that may arise in the late postoperative phase. Moreover, both MDCT and MRCP can precisely detect tumor recurrence. Consequently, radiologists should have knowledge of these surgical procedures for better comprehension of postoperative changes and recognition of the radiological features of various postoperative complications.
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Granata V, Fusco R, De Muzio F, Cutolo C, Setola SV, Simonetti I, Dell’Aversana F, Grassi F, Bruno F, Belli A, Patrone R, Pilone V, Petrillo A, Izzo F. Complications Risk Assessment and Imaging Findings of Thermal Ablation Treatment in Liver Cancers: What the Radiologist Should Expect. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11102766. [PMID: 35628893 PMCID: PMC9147303 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11102766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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One of the major fields of application of ablation treatment is liver tumors. With respect to HCC, ablation treatments are considered as upfront treatments in patients with early-stage disease, while in colorectal liver metastases (CLM), they can be employed as an upfront treatment or in association with surgical resection. The main prognostic feature of ablation is the tumor size, since the goal of the treatment is the necrosis of all viable tumor tissue with an adequate tumor-free margin. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) are the most employed ablation techniques. Ablation therapies in HCC and liver metastases have presented a challenge to radiologists, who need to assess response to determine complication-related treatment. Complications, defined as any unexpected variation from a procedural course, and adverse events, defined as any actual or potential injury related to the treatment, could occur either during the procedure or afterwards. To date, RFA and MWA have shown no statistically significant differences in mortality rates or major or minor complications. To reduce the rate of major complications, patient selection and risk assessment are essential. To determine the right cost-benefit ratio for the ablation method to be used, it is necessary to identify patients at high risk of infections, coagulation disorders and previous abdominal surgery interventions. Based on risk assessment, during the procedure as part of surveillance, the radiologists should pay attention to several complications, such as vascular, biliary, mechanical and infectious. Multiphase CT is an imaging tool chosen in emergency settings. The radiologist should report technical success, treatment efficacy, and complications. The complications should be assessed according to well-defined classification systems, and these complications should be categorized consistently according to severity and time of occurrence.
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- Vincenza Granata
- Radiology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.V.S.); (I.S.); (A.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Medical Oncology Division, Igea SpA, 80013 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences V. Tiberio, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (C.C.); (V.P.)
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- Radiology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.V.S.); (I.S.); (A.P.)
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- Radiology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.V.S.); (I.S.); (A.P.)
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- Division of Radiology, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (F.D.); (F.G.)
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- Division of Radiology, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (F.D.); (F.G.)
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- Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology (SIRM), SIRM Foundation, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.B.); (R.P.); (F.I.)
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- Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.B.); (R.P.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (C.C.); (V.P.)
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- Radiology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (S.V.S.); (I.S.); (A.P.)
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- Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Naples, Italy; (A.B.); (R.P.); (F.I.)
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Pfitzmaier P, Schwarzbach M, Ronellenfitsch U. The Evaluation of the 1318 nm Diode Laser in Open Liver Surgery. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14051191. [PMID: 35267499 PMCID: PMC8909064 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14051191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Numerous dissection instruments are available for liver resection. So far, there has been no evidence in favor of a specific dissection device effecting a reduction in postoperative mortality and morbidity or a reduction in intraoperative blood loss. The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety of liver resection with the 1318 nm surgical laser. (2) Methods: 151 consecutive patients who underwent liver resection using the 1318 nm surgical laser (n = 119) or conventional dissection methods (n = 32) were evaluated retrospectively. As primary outcome, postoperative complications were assessed using the Clavien–Dindo classification. Secondary outcomes were postoperative mortality, reoperations and reinterventions, intraoperative blood loss, the need for vascular control using the Pringle maneuver and oncological safety assessed through histopathological evaluation of resection margins. (3) Results: For liver resections using the 1318 nm surgical laser, the postoperative morbidity (41.2% vs. 59.4%, p = 0.066), mortality (1.7% vs. 3.1%, p = 0.513) and the reoperation rate (2.5% vs. 3.1%, p = 1.000) were not significantly different from conventional liver resections. In the laser group, a lower reintervention rate (9.2% vs. 21.9%, p = 0.050) was observed. The oncological safety demonstrated by a tumor-free resection margin was similar after laser and conventional resection (93.2% vs. 89.3%, p = 0.256). The median intraoperative blood loss was significantly lower in the laser group (300 mL vs. 500 mL, p = 0.005) and there was a significantly lower need for a Pringle maneuver (3.4% vs. 15.6%, p = 0.021). (4) Conclusions: Liver resections using the 1318 nm surgical laser can be routinely performed with a favorable risk profile. Compared to alternative resection methods, they are associated with low blood loss, appear adequate from an oncological point of view, and are not associated with increased mortality and morbidity.
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- Patrick Pfitzmaier
- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst, Gotenstraße 6-8, 65929 Frankfurt, Germany; (P.P.); (M.S.)
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst, Gotenstraße 6-8, 65929 Frankfurt, Germany; (P.P.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany
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Kaibori M, Matsui K, Shimada M, Kubo S, Hasegawa K. Update on perioperative management of patients undergoing surgery for liver cancer. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2021; 6:344-354. [PMID: 35634181 PMCID: PMC9130899 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma is often accompanied by chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis. Preoperative evaluation of liver function and postoperative nutritional management are critical in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who undergo liver surgery. Although the incidence of postoperative complications and death has declined in Japan over the last 10 years, postoperative complications have not been fully overcome. Therefore, surgical procedures and perioperative management must be improved. Accurate preoperative evaluations of liver function, nutrition, inflammation, and body skeletal muscle are required. Determination of the optimal surgical procedure should consider not only tumor characteristics but also the physical reserve of the patient. Nutritional management of chronic liver disorders, especially maintaining protein synthesis for postoperative protein/energy, is important. Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended for short‐term use within 24 hours after surgery. Abdominal drainage is recommended for patients with cirrhosis who may develop large amounts of ascites, who are at risk of postoperative bleeding, or who may have bile leakage due to a large resection area. Postoperative exercise therapy may improve insulin resistance in patients with chronic liver damage. Implementation of an early/enhanced recovery after surgery program is recommended to reduce biological invasive responses and achieve early independence of physical activity and nutrition intake. We review the latest information on the perioperative management of patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Masaki Kaibori
- Department of Surgery Kansai Medical University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Surgery Kansai Medical University Osaka Japan
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- Department of Surgery Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Department of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Osaka Japan
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- Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery Division Department of Surgery Graduate School of Medicine The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan
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Solanki SL, Kaur J, Gupta AM, Patkar S, Joshi R, Ambulkar RP, Patil A, Goel M. Cancer related nutritional and inflammatory markers as predictive parameters of immediate postoperative complications and long-term survival after hepatectomies. Surg Oncol 2021; 37:101526. [PMID: 33582497 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS) and complications after liver resections is unsatisfactory. Cancer-related malnutrition and inflammation have an effect on survival but not studied/not clear on postoperative complications. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed prospectively maintained database of 309 patients. The outcome variables included complications in terms of Clavien-Dindo (CD) Score, OS and DFS; We studied effect of preoperative albumin globulin ratio (AGR), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and aspartate transaminase to platelet ratio index (APRI) and dynamic change from pre-operative to postoperative value (Delta-AGR, Delta-NLR, Delta-PLR and Delta-APRI) on complications, OS and DFS. RESULTS Total 98 patients (31.71%) had postoperative complications. Fifty patients had CD 1 & 2 and 35 (11.33%) had CD 3 & 4, and 13 (4.12%) had mortality (CD 5). Low AGR, high NLR, high PLR and high Delta-AGR and high Delta-APRI predicted increased major complications. Preoperative high NLR predicted worse OS and low AGR predicted worse OS and DFS. Delta-APRI showed trends towards worse OS and DFS. CONCLUSION These serum inflammatory markers can predict immediate postoperative complications. Preoperative AGR and preoperative NLR can predict survival after liver resections. High Delta-AGR, which is a new entity, is predicting more postoperative complications and needs further detailed studies.
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- Sohan Lal Solanki
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Dubbo Base Hospital, Dubbo, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Clinical Research Secretariat, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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CT-Guided Drainage of Fluid Collections Following Liver Resection: Technical and Clinical Outcome of 143 Patients during a 14-Year Period. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11050826. [PMID: 34063329 PMCID: PMC8147601 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11050826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the technical and clinical outcome of patients with symptomatic postoperative fluid collections following liver resection treated with CT-guided drainage (CTD). Methods: 143 suitable patients were examined between 2004 and 2017. Technical success was defined as (a) sufficient drainage of the fluid collection and (b) the non-occurrence of peri-interventional complications requiring surgical treatment with minor or prolonged hospitalization. Clinical success was defined as (a) decreasing or normalization of specific blood parameters within 30 days after intervention and (b) no surgical revision in addition to intervention required. C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocytes and Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) were assessed. Dose length product (DLP) for the intervention parts was determined. Results: Technical success was achieved in 99.5% of 189 performed interventions. Clinical success was reached in 74% for CRP, in 86.7% for Leukocytes and in 62.1% for TSB. The median of successful decrease was 6.0 days for CRP, 3.5 days for Leukocytes and 5.5 days for TSB. In 90.2%, no surgical revision was necessary. Total DLP was significantly lower in the second half of the observation period (median 536.0 mGy*cm between years 2011 and 2017 vs. median 745.5 mGy*cm between years 2004 and 2010). Conclusions: Technical success rate of CTD was very high, and clinical success rate was fair to good. Reduction of the radiation dose reflects developments of CT technology and increased experience of the interventional radiologists.
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Predictors of complications after liver surgery: a systematic review of the literature. HPB (Oxford) 2021; 23:645-655. [PMID: 33485797 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Numerous potential predictors of adverse outcomes have been reported but their performance and utilization in practice seem heterogenous. This study aimed to systematically review the literature on the role and value of predictors of complications after hepatectomy. METHODS A systematic review following the PRISMA guidelines was performed. Studies on liver transplant were excluded. Only studies assessing overall or major complications were included. RESULTS A total of 10'965 abstracts were screened. After application of exclusion criteria, 72 articles including 68'480 patients were included. A total of 72 markers with 48 pre-, 9 intra- and 15 postoperative factors were identified as predictors of complications. Preoperative and intraoperative predictive markers retrieved several times with the highest odds ratios (OR) were ASA score (OR range: 1.3-7.5, significant in 8 studies) and intraoperative need for red blood cell transfusion (OR range: 1.2-17.1, significant in 24 studies), respectively. CONCLUSION Numerous markers have been described to predict the complication risk after hepatectomy. Because of their intrinsic characteristics, most markers such as ASA score and need for red blood cell transfusion are of limited clinical interest. There is a clear need to identify new biomarkers and to develop scores that could easily be implemented in clinical practice.
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Risk Factors for Complications Requiring Interventional Radiological Treatment After Hepatectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 25:1184-1192. [PMID: 32462493 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04609-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify perioperative factors that are significantly associated with complications requiring interventional radiology (IR) treatment after hepatectomy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed data from 11,243 patients in the USA who underwent hepatectomy from 2014 to 2016 using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. Data on the following IR procedures were extracted: abscess drain placement, endovascular treatment for bleeding, and postoperative percutaneous biliary drain (PBD) placement up to 30 days postoperatively. Patients' clinical and intraoperative factors were examined. Population, univariate, and multivariable analyses were performed. P < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS A total of 704 patients (6%) required IR treatment postoperatively, and 10,539 patients (94%) did not. On multivariable analysis, biliary reconstruction was a significant predictor of postoperative abscess drain placement (hazard ratio (HR), 3.5; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.8, 6.5; P < .001), endovascular treatment for bleeding (HR, 3.3; 95% CI 1.4, 7.8 P = .006), and postoperative PBD placement (HR, 2.9; 95% CI 1.9, 4.2; P < .001). Compared with hepatectomy without biliary reconstruction, hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction was associated with significantly higher rates of complications treated with IR procedures (26% vs. 4.9%) and death within 30 days (6.0% vs. 1.2%) (both, P < .001). CONCLUSION Biliary reconstruction is a strong predictor of the need for postoperative IR treatment after hepatectomy. One in four patients who underwent biliary reconstruction required IR treatment of a complication during the first 30 days after hepatectomy.
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Blüthner E, Jara M, Shrestha R, Faber W, Pratschke J, Stockmann M, Malinowski M. Future liver remnant function as a predictor of postoperative morbidity following liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma - A risk factor analysis. Surg Oncol 2020; 33:257-265. [PMID: 32561090 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Advances in anaesthesia and surgical technique have considerably reduced mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients undergoing liver resection. However, extended resections in patients with liver cirrhosis still represent a challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of volume/function analysis for the prediction of morbidity in HCC patients following liver resection. METHODS Between 2001 and 2014, a total of 261 patients who underwent open hepatectomy for HCC were enrolled in this study. Future liver remnant volume (FLRV) and future liver remnant function (FLRF) based on LiMAx testing were obtained retrospectively. Uni- and multivariable analyses were performed to identify predictors for postoperative ascites, post-hepatectomy haemorrhage (PHH), and wound healing disorders (WHD) within the total cohort and in a subgroup of cirrhotic patients. RESULTS The most commonly observed complication was ascites (57.1%), followed by liver failure (25.3%), PHH (19.5%), and WHD (19.2%). FLRF was a major predictor of postoperative ascites (AUC 0.776; OR 0.987, p = 0.001), PHH (AUC 0.717; OR 0.984, p = 0.001), and WHD (AUC 0.660; OR 0.994, p = 0.032) in total cohort. Multivariable analysis of the cirrhosis subgroup showed FLRF to be an independent predictor of ascites (AUC 0.814; OR 0.989, p = 0.021), PHH (AUC 0.677; OR 0.991, p = 0.040), and WHD (AUC 0.615; OR 0.989, p = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS FLRF is a major predictor of postoperative ascites, haemorrhage, and wound healing disorders in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients whereas FLRV failed to show significant correlations. Preoperative calculation of FLRF may augment surgical decision-making in high-risk patients and thereby improve perioperative outcome.
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- Elisabeth Blüthner
- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular Surgery, Martin-Luther-Krankenhaus, Caspar-Theyß-Straße 27-31, 14193 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Paul Gerhardt Stift, Paul-Gerhardt-Str. 42-45, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Straße, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
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Maulat C, Regimbeau JM, Buc E, Boleslawski E, Belghiti J, Hardwigsen J, Vibert E, Delpero JR, Tournay E, Arnaud C, Suc B, Pessaux P, Muscari F. Prevention of biliary fistula after partial hepatectomy by transcystic biliary drainage: randomized clinical trial. Br J Surg 2020; 107:824-831. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Background
Biliary fistula is one of the most common complications after hepatectomy. This study evaluated the effect of transcystic biliary drainage during hepatectomy on the occurrence of postoperative biliary fistula.
Methods
This multicentre RCT was carried out from 2009 to 2016 in nine centres. Patients were randomized to transcystic biliary drainage or no transcystic drainage (control). Patients underwent hepatectomy (more than 2 segments) of non-cirrhotic livers. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of biliary fistula after surgery. Secondary endpoints were morbidity, postoperative mortality, duration of hospital stay, reoperation, readmission to hospital, and complications caused by catheters. Intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses were performed.
Results
A total of 310 patients were randomized. In intention-to-treat analysis, there were 158 patients in the transcystic group and 149 in the control group. Seven patients were removed from the per-protocol analysis owing to protocol deviations. The biliary fistula rate was 5·9 per cent in intention-to-treat and 6·0 per cent in per-protocol analyses. The rate was similar in the transcystic and control groups (5·7 versus 6·0 per cent; P = 1·000). There were no differences in terms of morbidity (49·4 versus 46·3 per cent; P = 0·731), mortality (2·5 versus 4·7 per cent; P = 0·367) and reoperations (4·4 versus 10·1 per cent; P = 1·000). Median duration of hospital stay was longer in the transcystic group (11 versus 10 days; P = 0·042). The biliary fistula risk was associated with the width and length of the hepatic cut surface.
Conclusion
This randomized trial did not demonstrate superiority of transcystic drainage during hepatectomy in preventing biliary fistula. The use of transcystic drainage during hepatectomy to prevent postoperative biliary fistula is not recommended. Registration number: NCT01469442 ( http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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- C Maulat
- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
- Simplifications des Soins Patients Chirurgicaux Complexes (SSPC), Unit of Clinical Research, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôtel Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Claude Huriez Hospital, Lille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, La Conception University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, IRCAD, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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Chen L, Wang YB, Zhang YH, Gong JF, Li Y. Effective prediction of postoperative complications for patients after open hepatectomy: a simplified scoring system based on perioperative parameters. BMC Surg 2019; 19:128. [PMID: 31488117 PMCID: PMC6729098 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-019-0597-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to develop a scoring system for the prediction of postoperative complications of open hepatectomy. METHOD All consecutive patients receiving open hepatectomy from 2015 to 2017 were included in the study. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to confirm the risk factors for postoperative complications. Afterwards, a novel scoring system was developed to predict the postoperative complications. RESULTS The study included a total of 207 patients. For the test dataset, multivariate analysis indicated that diabetes, scale of surgery, serum potassium, and blood loss versus body weight were independent risk factors of the postoperative complications. The area under the curve (AUC) of the novel scoring system we proposed for prediction of postoperative complications of hepatectomy was 0.803, which is comparable with the AUCs of previous scoring systems. Furthermore, in the validation dataset, the corresponding AUC of the new scoring system was 0.717. CONCLUSION This novel and simplified scoring system can effectively predict the postoperative complications of open hepatectomy and could help identify patients who are at high risk of postoperative complications.
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- Long Chen
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 76, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 76, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 76, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 76, Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
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Han JH, Kim DS, Yu YD, Jung SW, Yoon YI, Jo HS. Analysis of risk factors for portal vein thrombosis after liver resection. Ann Surg Treat Res 2019; 96:230-236. [PMID: 31073513 PMCID: PMC6483930 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2019.96.5.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose We evaluated the risk factors for posthepatectomy thrombosis including portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and clinical outcomes. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 563 patients who had undergone hepatectomy from February 2009 to December 2014. Twenty-nine patients with preoperatively confirmed thrombosis and tumor recurrence-related thrombosis were excluded. We identified the location of the thrombosis as main portal vein (MPV), peripheral portal vein (PPV) and other site such as hepatic vein or inferior vena cava. Patients with MPV thrombosis and PPV thrombosis with main portal flow disturbance were treated with anticoagulation therapy. We performed operative thrombectomy before anticoagulation therapy who did combined portal vein (PV) segmental resection. Results Of the 534 patients, 22 (4.1%) developed posthepatectomy thrombosis after hepatectomy. Among them, 19 (86.4%) had PVT. The mean duration of Pringle's maneuver was significant longer in the PVT group than the no-thrombosis group (P = 0.020). Patients who underwent combined PV segmental resection during hepatectomy were more likely to develop posthepatectomy PVT (P = 0.001). Thirteen patients who had MPV thrombosis and PPV thrombosis with main portal flow disturbance received anticoagulation therapy immediately after diagnosis and all of them were improved. Among them, 2 patients who developed PVT at the PV anastomosis site after PV segmental resection, underwent operative thrombectomy before anticoagulation therapy and both were improved. There were no patients who developed complications related to anticoagulation therapy. Conclusion Long duration of Pringle's maneuver and PV segmental resection were risk factors. Anticoagulation therapy or operative thrombectomy should be considered for PVT without contraindications.
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- Jae Hyun Han
- Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of HBP Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Braunwarth E, Primavesi F, Göbel G, Cardini B, Oberhuber R, Margreiter C, Maglione M, Schneeberger S, Öfner D, Stättner S. Is bile leakage after hepatic resection associated with impaired long-term survival? Eur J Surg Oncol 2019; 45:1077-1083. [PMID: 30803908 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bile leakage (BL) is a frequent and severe complication following liver surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for BL, related other complications and association with long-term survival. METHODS This study included all patients undergoing hepatectomy in a single centre from 2005 to 2016. Perioperative risk factors related to BL were identified using univariable and multivariable analysis. Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis. RESULTS BL occurred in 48 of 458 patients (11%). BLs were more frequent in patients after major hepatectomy (p = 0.001). Portal vein embolization, bilioenteric-anastomosis, lymphadenectomy, vascular reconstruction and operative time were significant factors for developing BL. Comparing patients with or without BL, BL was more commonly associated with other postoperative complications (p = 0.001), especially acute kidney failure and surgical-site-infections. There was no difference in 90-day-mortality (p = 0.124). The median disease-free survival was comparable (17 vs. 15 months, p = 0.976), also no difference was observed when stratifying for different tumour entities. There was no difference in median overall survival (OS) among malignant disease (35 vs. 47 months, p = 0.200) and in 3-year OS (46% vs. 59%). Multivariate analysis confirmed that postoperative liver failure and major hepatectomy were risk factors for reduced OS (p = 0.010). CONCLUSIONS Many concerns have been raised regarding tumour progression after major complications. In this study, we only found a relevant influence of BL on OS in pCC, whereas no association was seen in other cancer types, indicating that tumour progression might be triggered by BL in cancer types arising from the bile ducts itself.
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- Eva Braunwarth
- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Han JH, You YK, Choi HJ, Hong TH, Kim DG. Clinical advantages of single port laparoscopic hepatectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:379-386. [PMID: 29391760 PMCID: PMC5776399 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i3.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To evaluate the clinical advantages of single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy (SPLH) compare to multi-port laparoscopic hepatectomy (MPLH).
METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 246 patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection between January 2008 and December 2015 at our hospital. We divided the surgical technique into two groups; SPLH and MPLH. We performed laparoscopic liver resection for both benign and malignant disease. Major hepatectomy such as right and left hepatectomy was also done with sufficient disease-free margin. The operative time, the volume of blood loss, transfusion rate, and the conversion rate to MPLH or open surgery was evaluated. The post-operative parameters included the meal start date after operation, the number of postoperative days spent in the hospital, and surgical complications was also evaluated.
RESULTS Of the 246 patients, 155 patients underwent SPLH and 91 patients underwent MPLH. Conversion rate was 22.6% in SPLH and 19.8% in MPLH (P = 0.358). We performed major hepatectomy, which was defined as resection of more than 2 sections, in 13.5% of patients in the SPLH group and in 13.3% of patients in the MPLH group (P = 0.962). Mean operative time was 136.9 ± 89.2 min in the SPLH group and 231.2 ± 149.7 min in the MPLH group (P < 0.001). The amount of blood loss was 385.1 ± 409.3 mL in the SPLH group and 559.9 ± 624.9 mL in the MPLH group (P = 0.016). The safety resection margin did not show a significant difference (0.84 ± 0.84 cm in SPLH vs 1.04 ± 1.22 cm in MPLH, P = 0.704). Enteral feeding was started earlier in the SPLH group (1.06 ± 0.27 d after operation) than in the MPLH group (1.63 ± 1.27 d) (P < 0.001). The mean hospital stay after operation was non-significantly shorter in the SPLH group than in the MPLH group (7.82 ± 2.79 d vs 7.97 ± 3.69 d, P = 0.744). The complication rate was not significantly different (P = 0.397) and there was no major perioperative complication or mortality case in both groups.
CONCLUSION Single-port laparoscopic liver surgery seems to be a feasible approach for various kinds of liver diseases.
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- Jae Hyun Han
- Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary-Pancreas Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, South Korea
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Sanjeevi S, Sparrelid E, Gilg S, Jonas E, Isaksson B. High incidence of biliary stricture after associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy. ANZ J Surg 2017; 88:760-764. [PMID: 29239077 DOI: 10.1111/ans.14252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) is a two-stage procedure most frequently applied in the setting of an extended right-sided hemi-hepatectomy. Initial reports of high mortality have sparked debate regarding the safety and efficacy of the procedure. We describe a higher incidence of early post-operative bile duct strictures after ALPPS, a complication rarely seen after conventional liver resection. METHODS An institutional review was conducted to assess the incidence of post-operative biliary strictures following conventional right-sided or extended right-sided hemi-hepatectomy and ALPPS. Patient demographics and operative data were obtained from the patient database of Karolinska University Hospital. RESULTS Between 2010 and 2015, 528 hemi-hepatectomies or extended hemi-hepatectomies were performed, of which 500 were conventional liver resections and 28 were ALPPS. The incidence of post-operative biliary stricture was 10.7% (n = 3) following ALPPS, 1.4% (n = 2) following extended right-sided hepatectomy (P = 0.023; OR = 8.46; 95% CI 1.35-53.2) and 1.1% following formal right-sided hepatectomy (P = 0.004; OR = 11.0; 95% CI 2.11-57.6). All biliary strictures were at the level of the hilum affecting the left hepatic duct. Pre-operative comorbidity was less in the ALPPS group and post-operative complications were more severe following ALPPS. CONCLUSION Iatrogenic biliary strictures following conventional liver resection is an uncommon complication. It does, however, occur more frequently following ALPPS and is associated with an increased morbidity. Caution should therefore be exercised when dividing the right hilar pedicle at stage 2 of ALPPS.
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- Srinivas Sanjeevi
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Surgical Gastroenterology/Hepatobiliary Unit, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Risk prediction model for major complication after hepatectomy for malignant tumour - A validated scoring system from a university center. Surg Oncol 2017; 26:446-452. [PMID: 29113664 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Post-hepatectomy hyperbilirubinemia: The point of no return. Am J Surg 2017; 214:93-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Effects of implementing an "enhanced recovery after surgery" program on patients undergoing resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Surg Today 2016; 47:42-51. [PMID: 27165267 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-016-1344-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of implementing an "enhanced recovery after surgery" (ERAS) program on the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of extensive and potentially curative liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS We compared clinicopathologic factors, surgical factors, and outcomes of patients who underwent extended hepatectomy (defined as resection of more than two sections) for HCC, before and after the introduction of an ERAS program. RESULTS Operating times and postoperative hospital stay were significantly shorter, and total volume infused during surgery was significantly lower, for the ERAS group than for the control group. Although the ERAS group had a significantly lower percentage of patients with retention of abdominal drainage, this group had a higher frequency of abdominal paracentesis in patients without intraoperative abdominal drainage. Oral dietary intake and the ability to walk steadily resumed significantly earlier in the ERAS group. Postoperative serum concentrations of albumin and cholinesterase were significantly higher in the ERAS group than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS The ERAS program was feasible and effective for patients with chronic liver disease undergoing extended liver resection for HCC, because it allowed earlier oral dietary intake and promoted faster postoperative recovery.
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Kajiwara T, Midorikawa Y, Yamazaki S, Higaki T, Nakayama H, Moriguchi M, Tsuji S, Takayama T. Clinical score to predict the risk of bile leakage after liver resection. BMC Surg 2016; 16:30. [PMID: 27154038 PMCID: PMC4859985 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-016-0147-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background In liver resection, bile leakage remains the most common cause of operative morbidity. In order to predict the risk of this complication on the basis of various factors, we developed a clinical score system to predict the potential risk of bile leakage after liver resection. Methods We analyzed the postoperative course in 518 patients who underwent liver resection for malignancy to identify independent predictors of bile leakage, which was defined as “a drain fluid bilirubin concentration at least three times the serum bilirubin concentration on or after postoperative day 3,” as proposed by the International Study Group of Liver Surgery. To confirm the robustness of the risk score system for bile leakage, we analyzed the independent series of 289 patients undergoing liver resection for malignancy. Results Among 81 (15.6 %) patients with bile leakage, 76 had grade A bile leakage, and five had grade C leakage and underwent reoperation. The median postoperative hospital stay was significantly longer in patients with bile leakage (median, 14 days; range, 8 to 34) than in those without bile leakage (11 days; 5 to 62; P = 0.001). There was no hepatic insufficiency or in-hospital death. The risk score model was based on the four independent predictors of postoperative bile leakage: non-anatomical resection (odds ratio, 3.16; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 1.72 to 6.07; P < 0.001), indocyanine green clearance rate (2.43; 1.32 to 7.76; P = 0.004), albumin level (2.29; 1.23 to 4.22; P = 0.01), and weight of resected specimen (1.97; 1.11 to 3.51; P = 0.02). When this risk score system was used to assign patients to low-, middle-, and high-risk groups, the frequency of bile leakage in the high-risk group was 2.64 (95 % CI, 1.12 to 6.41; P = 0.04) than that in the low-risk group. Among the independent series for validation, 4 (5.7 %), 16 (10.0 %), and 10 (16.6 %) patients in low-, middle, and high-risk groups were given a diagnosis of bile leakage after operation, respectively (P = 0.144). Conclusions Our risk score model can be used to predict the risk of bile leakage after liver resection.
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- Takahiro Kajiwara
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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- Genome Science Division, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technologies, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8904, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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Geriatric assessment as a predictor of postoperative complications in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2016; 401:205-14. [PMID: 26908132 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-016-1388-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Older patients are considered to have increased risk for complications after major surgery, but age alone is not a reliable predictor of postoperative complications. However, no universal screening test adequately predicts postoperative complications in older patients. This prospective study recorded pertinent baseline geriatric assessment variables to identify risk factors for postoperative complications in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for patients aged ≥70 years who undergo hepatectomy. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 71 consecutive patients ≥70 years of age. Patients had geriatric assessments of baseline and later cognition, nutritional and functional status, and burden of comorbidities, completed preoperatively and at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. Postoperative morbidities were recorded. RESULTS Postoperative morbidities developed in 18 patients (25 %). Univariate analysis identified serum albumin, operating time and blood loss, cirrhosis, geriatric 8 (G8), and Mini Nutritional Assessment as possible risk factors for postoperative complications, but only G8 < 14 survived multivariate analysis as an independent predictor of complications. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that the G8 score, based on patients' nutritional assessments, is a useful screening method for older HCC patients who qualify for elective liver resection. Preoperative G8 scores can help forecast postoperative complications in older HCC patients. Future studies with larger numbers of patients, limited to HCC and liver resections, are needed to verify our results.
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Cauchy F, Fuks D, Nomi T, Dokmak S, Scatton O, Schwarz L, Barbier L, Belghiti J, Soubrane O, Gayet B. Benefits of Laparoscopy in Elderly Patients Requiring Major Liver Resection. J Am Coll Surg 2016; 222:174-84.e10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Yamazaki S, Takayama T, Moriguchi M, Hayashi Y, Mitsuka Y, Yoshida N, Higaki T. Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor Following Liver Resection: A Matched Cohort Study. HEPATITIS MONTHLY 2015; 15:e31235. [PMID: 26834789 PMCID: PMC4716668 DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.31235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sivelestat is a neutrophil elastase inhibitor (NEI) with positive impact on the respiratory complications in thoracic surgery. Based on the findings of a recent study, NEI may have a good response for avoiding ischemia reperfusion injury in liver resection. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to examine the impact of NEI on the postoperative outcomes after liver resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS The data were collected from 374 consecutive patients scheduled to undergo liver resection. Seven perioperative variables were matched on the basis of the patients' background. Then, the NEI (n = 61) and control (n = 61) groups were compared. NEI was administered at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg/h for three days from the postoperative day 0 (POD0). The liver function, coagulation activity, inflammatory response, respiratory complications, and overall complications were compared. RESULTS The levels of serum interleukin-6 (NEI group: 113 pg/mL [26.9 - 522.0] vs. control group: 174 [28.6 - 1040.6], P < 0.01) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (2.9 IU/L [range: 0.1 - 8.6] vs. 4.11 [0.3 - 13.8], P = 0.01) on the first postoperative day (POD1) and the alveolar-arterial oxygen tension difference (32.3 Torr [-28.6 - 132.3] vs. 46.6 [-11.2 - 251.6], P = 0.04) on the third postoperative day (POD3) were significantly lower in the NEI group than the control group. The rate of pleural effusion was significantly lower in the NEI group compared to that of the control group [13 patients (21.3%) vs. 23 (37.7%), P = 0.04]. However, the coagulation activities (P = 0.68), liver function (P = 0.69), non-respiratory complications (P = 0.84), and overall complications (P = 0.71) did not differ significantly between the groups. CONCLUSIONS Intravenous NEI administration had positive impact on the postoperative inflammatory response and oxygenation while it did not affect either coagulation or the liver function, as well as severe grade complications following resection.
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- Shintaro Yamazaki
- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
- Corresponding Author: Tadatoshi Takayama, Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, 30-1, Ohyaguchikami-Machi, Itabashi-ku, P. O. Box: 1738610, Tokyo, Japan. Tel: +81-339728111, Fax: +81-339578299, E-mail:
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, School of Medicine, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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As the number of liver resections in the United States has increased, operations are more commonly performed on older patients with multiple comorbidities. The advent of effective chemotherapy and techniques such as portal vein embolization, have compounded the number of increasingly complex resections taking up to 75% of healthy livers. Four potentially devastating complications of liver resection include postoperative hemorrhage, venous thromboembolism, bile leak, and post-hepatectomy liver failure. The risk factors and management of these complications are herein explored, stressing the importance of identifying preoperative factors that can decrease the risk for these potentially fatal complications.
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- Maria C Russell
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University Hospital, 550 Peachtree Street Northeast, 9th Floor MOT, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA.
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Aramaki O, Takayama T, Higaki T, Nakayama H, Ohkubo T, Midorikawa Y, Moriguchi M, Matsuyama Y. Decreased blood loss reduces postoperative complications in resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2014; 21:585-91. [PMID: 24638988 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The correlation between blood loss and the risk of postoperative complications was unclear in patients undergoing resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS We studied 539 patients who had resection of HCC. Postoperative complications were recorded according to the modified Clavien-Dindo classification. Variables were compared between patients with grade III to V complications and those with no or grade I to II. A spline regression analysis was used to estimate the probability of grade III to V complications. RESULTS Among variables, blood loss (P = 0.0001), operating time (P = 0.0001), blood transfusion (P = 0.0001), and tumor size (P = 0.02) differed significantly between patients with grade III to V and those with no or I to II. Multivariate analysis revealed that the factor most strongly related to complications was blood loss (odds ratio 1.68; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.45-1.96, P = 0.0001). Spline regression analysis showed that an increase in blood loss was accompanied by increase in the risk of complication; when the estimated probability of grade III to V complications exceeded 50% (95% CI 30.0-70.0), the corresponding blood loss was 820 ml. CONCLUSION Decrease in blood loss in resection of HCC is accompanied by reduced risk of complications. Surgeons need to minimize blood loss as less as 820 ml.
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- Osamu Aramaki
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan
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Schmid-Tannwald C, Schmid-Tannwald C, Morelli J, Neumann R, Reiser M, Nikolaou K, Rist C. Role of diffusion-weighted MRI in differentiation of hepatic abscesses from non-infected fluid collections. Clin Radiol 2014; 69:687-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 01/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mizuguchi T, Kawamoto M, Meguro M, Nakamura Y, Ota S, Hui TT, Hirata K. Prognosis and predictors of surgical complications in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with or without cirrhosis after hepatectomy. World J Surg 2014; 37:1379-87. [PMID: 23479099 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-1989-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although poor liver function is associated with a high morbidity rate and poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, the exact effects of liver pathology on the surgical outcomes of HCC patients are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to assess how the liver pathology of HCC patients affects their prognosis and complications rate after liver resection. METHODS Between January 2006 and November 2010, 149 consecutive hepatocellular carcinoma patients, including 79 noncirrhosis patients and 70 cirrhosis patients, were enrolled in this study. RESULTS Among the noncirrhotic patients, operative time, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion requirement, tumor size, and serum retinol binding protein (RBP) levels were significantly higher in the complications group than in the complications-free groups. On the other hand, in the cirrhotic patients the prothrombin time (PT) and indocyanine green retention value at 15 min (ICGR15) of the complications group were significantly lower and higher, respectively, than those of the complications-free group. In the noncirrhotic patients, recurrence-free survival and overall survival did not differ between the complications and complications-free groups. On the other hand, in the cirrhotic patients, the recurrence-free survival and overall survival of the complications-free group were significantly longer than those of the complications group. CONCLUSIONS In the noncirrhotic patients, surgical complications had no prognostic effect, whereas they had a significant survival impact in the cirrhotic patients. The surgical strategy for HCC should be based on the patient's pathological background.
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- Toru Mizuguchi
- Department of Surgery I, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan.
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Jin S, Fu Q, Wuyun G, Wuyun T. Management of post-hepatectomy complications. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:7983-7991. [PMID: 24307791 PMCID: PMC3848145 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatic resection had an impressive growth over time. It has been widely performed for the treatment of various liver diseases, such as malignant tumors, benign tumors, calculi in the intrahepatic ducts, hydatid disease, and abscesses. Management of hepatic resection is challenging. Despite technical advances and high experience of liver resection of specialized centers, it is still burdened by relatively high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Especially, complex resections are being increasingly performed in high risk and older patient population. Operation on the liver is especially challenging because of its unique anatomic architecture and because of its vital functions. Common post-hepatectomy complications include venous catheter-related infection, pleural effusion, incisional infection, pulmonary atelectasis or infection, ascites, subphrenic infection, urinary tract infection, intraperitoneal hemorrhage, gastrointestinal tract bleeding, biliary tract hemorrhage, coagulation disorders, bile leakage, and liver failure. These problems are closely related to surgical manipulations, anesthesia, preoperative evaluation and preparation, and postoperative observation and management. The safety profile of hepatectomy probably can be improved if the surgeons and medical staff involved have comprehensive knowledge of the expected complications and expertise in their management. This review article focuses on the major postoperative issues after hepatic resection and presents the current management.
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Repair of a post-hepatectomy posterior sectoral duct injury secondary to anomalous bile duct anatomy using a novel combined surgical-interventional radiologic approach. Case Rep Surg 2013; 2013:202315. [PMID: 24159406 PMCID: PMC3789281 DOI: 10.1155/2013/202315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A 64-year-old woman with a completely transected posterior sectoral duct following extended hepatectomy underwent a combined operative procedure with interventional radiology and surgery to restore biliary-enteric drainage. The anterior and posterior sectoral ducts were identified, and catheters were inserted into both systems. The posterior sectoral catheter was placed intraoperatively through a preoperatively placed sheath, and a new tunnel was created through the regenerated liver surface. Biliary-enteric anastomoses were created over the stents.
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Wiggans MG, Starkie T, Shahtahmassebi G, Woolley T, Birt D, Erasmus P, Anderson I, Bowles MJ, Aroori S, Stell DA. Serum arterial lactate concentration predicts mortality and organ dysfunction following liver resection. Perioper Med (Lond) 2013; 2:21. [PMID: 24472571 PMCID: PMC3964326 DOI: 10.1186/2047-0525-2-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine if the post-operative serum arterial lactate concentration is associated with mortality, length of hospital stay or complications following hepatic resection. METHODS Serum lactate concentration was recorded at the end of liver resection in a consecutive series of 488 patients over a seven-year period. Liver function, coagulation and electrolyte tests were performed post-operatively. Renal dysfunction was defined as a creatinine rise of >1.5x the pre-operative value. RESULTS The median lactate was 2.8 mmol/L (0.6 to 16 mmol/L) and was elevated (≥2 mmol/L) in 72% of patients. The lactate concentration was associated with peak post-operative bilirubin, prothrombin time, renal dysfunction, length of hospital stay and 90-day mortality (P < 0.001). The 90-day mortality in patients with a post-operative lactate ≥6 mmol/L was 28% compared to 0.7% in those with lactate ≤2 mmol/L. Pre-operative diabetes, number of segments resected, the surgeon's assessment of liver parenchyma, blood loss and transfusion were independently associated with lactate concentration. CONCLUSIONS Initial post-operative lactate concentration is a useful predictor of outcome following hepatic resection. Patients with normal post-operative lactate are unlikely to suffer significant hepatic or renal dysfunction and may not require intensive monitoring or critical care.
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- Matthew G Wiggans
- Hepatobiliary Surgery, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK.,Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter and Plymouth University, Research Way, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8BU, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Centre for Health Statistics, Tamar Science Park, Davy Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8BX, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK.,Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter and Plymouth University, Research Way, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8BU, UK
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Sadamori H, Yagi T, Shinoura S, Umeda Y, Yoshida R, Satoh D, Nobuoka D, Utsumi M, Fujiwara T. Risk factors for major morbidity after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Surg 2012; 100:122-9. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bile leakage, and organ and/or space surgical-site infection (SSI) are common causes of major morbidity after partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to analyse risk factors for major morbidity and to explore strategies for its reduction after partial hepatectomy for HCC.
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Risk factors for bile leakage and organ/space SSI were analysed in patients who underwent partial hepatectomy for HCC between 2001 and 2010. The causes, management and outcomes of intractable bile leakage requiring endoscopic therapy or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage were analysed. In addition, causative bacteria, outcomes and characteristics of organ/space SSI were investigated. Risk factors were identified using multivariable analysis.
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Some 359 patients were included in the analysis. The prevalence of bile leakage and organ/space SSI was 12·8 and 8·6 per cent respectively. Repeat hepatectomy and an operating time of at least 300 min were identified as independent risk factors for bile leakage. The main causes of intractable bile leakage were latent strictures of the biliary system caused by previous treatments for HCC and intraoperative injury of the hepatic duct during repeat hepatectomy. Independent risk factors for organ/space SSI were repeat hepatectomy and bile leakage. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected more frequently in organ/space SSI after repeat hepatectomy than after initial partial hepatectomy.
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Repeat hepatectomy and prolonged surgery were identified as risk factors for bile leakage after liver resection for HCC. Bile leakage and repeat hepatectomy increased the risk of organ/space SSI.
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- H Sadamori
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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Is there a role for simultaneous hepatic and colorectal resections? A contemporary view from NSQIP. J Gastrointest Surg 2012; 16:2074-85. [PMID: 22972010 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1990-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The optimal timing of primary and metastatic tumor management in patients with synchronous hepatic colorectal metastases remains controversial. We aimed to compare perioperative outcomes of simultaneous colorectal/liver resection (SCLR) with isolated resections utilizing a national clinical database. METHODS NSQIP data from 2005 to 2009 were examined to construct risk-adjusted generalized linear models and to calculate group-specific predicted estimates. These were used to compare 30-day perioperative outcomes among patients undergoing SCLR with colorectal (CR) and liver resections (LR) only in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. RESULTS A total of 3,983 patients were identified, who underwent SCLR (192), LR (1,857), or CR (1,934). Rectal resection was performed in 45 (23.4 %) SCLR patients and 269 (13.9 %) CR patients (p < 0.001). Major hepatectomy was performed in 69 (35.9 %) SCLR patients and 774 (41.7 %) LR patients (p = 0.12). Median adjusted operation time (SCLR: 273 min, 95 % CI: 253-295; CR: 172, CI: 168-177; LR: 222, CI: 217-228; p < 0.001) and median adjusted length of hospital stay (SCLR: 9.5 days, CI: 8.8-10.4; CR: 8.1, CI: 7.9-8.3; LR: 6.4, CI: 6.3-6.6; p < 0.001) were longer for SCLR compared to CR and LR. Adjusted predicted risks for at least one postoperative complication were higher in SCLR (36.3 %) than in CR (26.6 %) and LR (19.8 %) (p < 0.003), mostly due to infectious/cardiopulmonary issues. DISCUSSION In SCLR patients, the risk of 30-day adverse outcomes is higher, and median operation time as well as length of hospital stay is longer compared to CR and LR patients. However, the expected combined morbidities of staged procedures though likely favor SCLR in carefully selected patients undergoing even complex hepatic and colorectal resections and should be considered.
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Sato M, Tateishi R, Yasunaga H, Horiguchi H, Yoshida H, Matsuda S, Koike K. Mortality and morbidity of hepatectomy, radiofrequency ablation, and embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: a national survey of 54,145 patients. J Gastroenterol 2012; 47:1125-33. [PMID: 22426637 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-012-0569-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Reported mortalities and morbidities of therapeutic procedures for liver tumors vary between studies, because of different designs and small sample sizes. We investigated the mortalities and complication rates for hepatectomy, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and trans-catheter arterial embolization (TAE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a large sample, using a nationwide Japanese database (the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database). METHODS Data from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database were analyzed for July 1 to December 31, 2007 and the same period in 2008. We identified 54,145 patients with HCC who underwent hepatectomy (n = 5,270), RFA (n = 11,688), or TAE (n = 37,187). In-hospital mortality and morbidity were analyzed for each procedure. The relationships between mortality and factors including patient characteristics and procedural backgrounds were assessed. RESULTS In-hospital mortalities associated with hepatectomy, RFA, and TAE were 2.6 % [95 % confidence interval (CI) 2.2-3.1], 0.3 % (0.2-0.4), and 1.0 % (0.9-1.1), and post-procedural complication rates were 14.5 % (13.5-15.5), 4.5 % (4.2-4.9), and 4.5 % (4.3-4.7), respectively. Increased mortality following hepatectomy was significantly associated with older age, extended lobectomy (vs. partial hepatectomy; odds ratio [OR] 3.80, p < 0.001), lower hospital volume (OR 2.74, p < 0.001), and renal comorbidity (OR 3.01, p = 0.02). Older age and cardiac comorbidity (OR 5.14, p = 0.001) were significantly associated with RFA-related mortality, and lower hospital volume was significantly associated with TAE-related mortality (OR 1.60, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Mortalities and morbidities associated with therapeutic procedures for liver tumors were acceptably low in Japan, but were affected by patient and institutional characteristics.
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- Masaya Sato
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Yamazaki S, Takayama T, Moriguchi M, Okada S, Hayashi Y, Nakayama H, Higaki T, Sugitani M. Validation of biological and clinical outcome between with and without thoracotomy in liver resection: a matched cohort study. World J Surg 2012; 36:144-50. [PMID: 22033623 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1320-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The transthoracic approach in liver resection is a useful option for improving the clearance of and access to the operation field. However, this approach remains controversial due to the threat of increased respiratory complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and biological responses of patients who underwent the transthoracic versus the transabdominal approach in liver resection. METHODS This case-matched cohort study included a total of 127 patients who underwent treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma from June 2006 to December 2007 at the Nihon University Itabashi Hospital. Forty-four (34.6%) patients had the transthoracic approach of liver resection, and the patients were matched on three variables: (1) scale of liver resection, (2) perioperative steroid administration, and (3) pathologically proven liver cirrhosis. The patients were divided into two groups according to the transthoracic (n = 36) or transabdominal (n = 36) approaches. Clinical outcomes (including respiratory and overall complications) and biological responses (including acute-phase cytokine production and oxygenation) were compared between the two different approaches. RESULTS The preoperative variables were well matched. However, for the transthoracic group relative to the transabdominal group, the median operative time was significantly longer (median = 402 min [range = 236-661] vs. 330 min [range = 178-697], P ≤ 0.001), the ischemia time was shorter (65 min [range = 12-223] vs. 76 min [range = 28-247], P = 0.04), the level of AaDO(2) on POD 1 was higher (66.1 vs. 33.5 Torr, P = 0.04), and the IL-6 level in pleural effusions on POD 2 was higher (21,900 pg/ml [range = 6,020-123,000] vs. 866 pg/ml [range = 389-2,210], P < 0.001). There was no postoperative mortality and no significant difference between groups in overall morbidity (P = 0.81), overall respiratory complications (P = 0.11), atelectasis (P = 0.10), pleural effusion (P = 0.06), pneumonia (P = 1.00), and length of postoperative hospital stay (P = 0.23). CONCLUSION Because of there was no significant difference between transthoracic and transabdominal approaches. We recommend using the transthoracic approach in liver resection.
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- Shintaro Yamazaki
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Ohyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
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Ramacciato G, D'Angelo F, Baldini R, Petrucciani N, Antolino L, Aurello P, Nigri G, Bellagamba R, Pezzoli F, Balesh A, Cucchetti A, Cescon M, Gaudio MD, Ravaioli M, Pinna AD. Hepatocellular Carcinomas and Primary Liver Tumors as Predictive Factors for Postoperative Mortality after Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of More than 35,000 Hepatic Resections. Am Surg 2012. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Liver resection is considered the therapeutic gold standard for primary and metastatic liver neoplasms. The reduction of postoperative complications and mortality has resulted in a more aggressive approach to hepatic malignancies. For the most part, results of liver surgery have been published by highly experienced institutions, but the observations of highly specialized units results may not reflect the current status of hepatic surgery, underestimating mortality and complications. The objective of this study is to evaluate morbidity and mortality as a result of liver resection for primary and metastatic lesions, analyzing a large number of studies with a meta-analytic process taking into account the overdispersion of data. An extensive literature search has been conducted, and 148 papers published between January 2000 and April 2008, including a total of 36,629 patients from both high-volume and low volume institutions, were included in the meta-analysis. A beta binomial model was used to provide a robust estimate of the summary event rate by pooling overdispersion binomial data from different studies. Overall morbidity and mortality after liver surgery were 29.32 per cent and 3.15 per cent, respectively. Significantly higher postoperative mortality was observed after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinomas and primary hepatic tumors. The application of a beta binomial model to correct for overdispersion of liver surgery data showed significantly higher postoperative mortality rates in patients with hepatocellular carcinomas or primary hepatic tumors after liver resection.
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- Giovanni Ramacciato
- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology St. Andrea Hospital, Hepato-biliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation Unit, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation Unit, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation Unit, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation Unit, Bologna, Italy
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- University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation Unit, Bologna, Italy
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Arkadopoulos N, Nastos C, Defterevos G, Kalimeris K, Papoutsidakis N, Andreadou I, Nomikos T, Pafiti A, Fragulidis G, Economou E, Varsos P, Kostopanagiotou G, Smyrniotis V. Pancreatic injury after major hepatectomy: a study in a porcine model. Surg Today 2011; 42:368-75. [PMID: 22075662 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-011-0039-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the pathophysiology of pancreatitis after major hepatectomy. METHODS The study used ten female pigs. Three served as sham animals (sham group) and were killed after laparotomy to obtain normal tissue samples. Seven animals were subjected to major hepatectomy (70-75%), using the Pringle maneuver for 150 min, after constructing a portacaval side-to-side anastomosis (hepatectomy group). Duration of reperfusion was 24 h. RESULTS Pancreatic tissue sampled 24 h after reperfusion had increased necrosis and edema in comparison to sham group and to tissue sampled at 12 h. Tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) did not differ significantly between samples at 12 and 24 h but was increased in the hepatectomy group in comparison to sham animals. Percentage increase in portal MDA content during reperfusion was greater at 12 h of reperfusion in comparison to the increase after 24 h. Portal pressure increased significantly after 12 h of reperfusion. Serum amylase and C-peptide increased during reperfusion in comparison to baseline levels. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that intraoperative portal congestion is not the only cause of the development of pancreatitis after major hepatectomy. The oxidative markers suggest that reactive oxygen species produced during vascular control may be responsible as well.
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- Nikolaos Arkadopoulos
- Fourth Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, 1 Rimini Str., 12462, Athens, Greece
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Kaibori M, Ha-Kawa SK, Maehara M, Ishizaki M, Matsui K, Sawada S, Kwon AH. Usefulness of Tc-99m-GSA scintigraphy for liver surgery. Ann Nucl Med 2011; 25:593-602. [PMID: 21800021 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-011-0520-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Postoperative mortality remains high after hepatectomy compared with other types of surgery in patients who have cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis. Although there are several useful perioperative indicators of liver dysfunction, no standard markers are available to predict postoperative liver failure in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing hepatectomy. The best preoperative method for evaluating the hepatic functional reserve of patients with HCC remains unclear, but technetium-99m diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid galactosyl human serum albumin ((99m)Tc-GSA) scintigraphy is a candidate. (99m)Tc-GSA is a liver scintigraphy agent that binds to the asialoglycoprotein receptor, and can be used to assess the functional hepatocyte mass and thus determine the hepatic functional reserve in various physiological and pathological states. The maximum removal rate of (99m) Tc-GSA (GSA-Rmax) calculated by using a radiopharmacokinetic model is correlated with the severity of liver disease. There is also a significant difference of GSA-Rmax between patients with chronic hepatitis and persons with normal liver function. Regeneration of the remnant liver and recurrence of hepatitis C virus infection in the donor organ after living donor liver transplantation have also been investigated by (99m)Tc-GSA scintigraphy. This review discusses the usefulness of (99m)Tc-GSA scintigraphy for liver surgery.
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- Masaki Kaibori
- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1191, Japan.
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PURPOSE Risk of liver resection has been well investigated in many studies. However, the problem of intraoperative injuries is rarely mentioned. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, the type, and management of intraoperative injuries during liver resection. METHODS A total of 1,005 liver resections between 2004 and 2009 were included in this retrospective investigation. We analyzed the incidence of intraoperative injuries, risk factors, and an impact on patients' clinical outcome. RESULTS The overall incidence of intraoperative injuries was 4.4% (44 of 1,005). Injuries of the diaphragm (1.6%, 16 of 1,005) and hepatocaval junction (1%, 10 of 1,005) were the most frequent. In multivariate analysis, tumor recurrence (p = 0.0199) and tumor size (p = 0.0317) were the only independent risk factors for diaphragm injuries, whereas the extent of resection (p = 0.0007) was the only independent risk factor for caval or hepatic vein injuries. Injuries of the inferior vena cava or hepatic veins significantly increased perioperative mortality (p = 0.0005). CONCLUSIONS Minor injuries causing no significant complications were the most frequent. However, prevention and proper management of the rare injuries of hepatocaval junction are essential to avoid increased mortality in major liver resections.
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Long-Term Results of Liver Resection in the Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. POLISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY 2011; 83:319-24. [PMID: 22166548 DOI: 10.2478/v10035-011-0049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mann CD, Palser T, Briggs CD, Cameron I, Rees M, Buckles J, Berry DP. A review of factors predicting perioperative death and early outcome in hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer surgery. HPB (Oxford) 2010; 12:380-8. [PMID: 20662788 PMCID: PMC3028578 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00179.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In the context of comparisons of surgical outcomes, risk adjustment is the retrospective adjustment of a provider's or a surgeon's results for case mix and/or hospital volume. It allows accurate, meaningful inter-provider comparison. It is therefore an essential component of any audit and quality improvement process. The aim of this study was to review the literature to identify those factors known to affect prognosis in hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer surgery. METHODS PubMed was used to identify studies assessing risk in patients undergoing resection surgery, rather than bypass surgery, for hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer. RESULTS In total, 63 and 68 papers, pertaining to 24 609 and 63 654 patients who underwent hepatic or pancreatic resection for malignancy, respectively, were identified. Overall, 22 generic preoperative factors predicting outcome on multivariate analysis, including demographics, blood results, preoperative biliary drainage and co-morbidities, were identified, with tumour characteristics proving disease-specific factors. Operative duration, transfusion, operative extent, vascular resection and additional intra-abdominal procedures were also found to be predictive of early outcome. CONCLUSIONS The development of a risk adjustment model will allow for the identification of those factors with most influence on early outcome and will thus identify potential targets for preoperative optimization and allow for the development of a multicentre risk prediction model.
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- Chris D Mann
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General HospitalLeicester, UK
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- Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandLondon, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General HospitalLeicester, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke, Hampshire, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth HospitalBirmingham, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General HospitalLeicester, UK
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Risk factors for major morbidity after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in 293 recent cases. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2010; 17:709-18. [PMID: 20703850 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-010-0275-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2009] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for major morbidity after hepatectomies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors for major morbidity were performed in 293 patients who underwent hepatectomy for HCC between 2001 and 2008. RESULTS Two hundred and forty-three patients (82.9%) underwent an anatomic hepatectomy, and a repeat hepatectomy was performed in 50 patients (17.1%). The prevalences of bile leakage and intraabdominal abscess were 12.9% and 9.2%, respectively. The risk factor for bile leakage was an operative time >or= 300 min and the risk factor for intraabdominal abscess was a repeat hepatectomy (odds ratios = 4.9 and 5.3, respectively). The main cause of bile leakage that made endoscopic therapy or percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage necessary was a latent stricture of the biliary anatomy that had existed preoperatively, caused by previous treatments for HCC. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was the main causative bacteria of intraabdominal abscess after repeat hepatectomies. CONCLUSIONS Our recent series revealed that prolonged operative time and repeat hepatectomy were independent risk factors for bile leakage and intraabdominal abscess, respectively, after hepatectomies for HCC. Preoperative assessment of the biliary anatomy should be considered for patients who have had previous multiple treatments for HCC, including hepatectomy, to reduce bile leakage that makes invasive treatment necessary.
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