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Ruzzenente A, Valle BD, Poletto E, Syn NL, Kabir T, Sugioka A, Cipriani F, Cherqui D, Han HS, Armstrong T, Long TCD, Scatton O, Herman P, Pratschke J, Aghayan DL, Liu R, Marino MV, Chiow AKH, Sucandy I, Ivanecz A, Vivarelli M, Di Benedetto F, Choi SH, Lee JH, Prieto M, Fondevila C, Efanov M, Rotellar F, Choi GH, Robles-Campos R, Wang X, Sutcliffe RP, Lai ECH, Chong CC, D'Hondt M, Yong CC, Troisi RI, Kingham TP, Ferrero A, Levi Sandri GB, Soubrane O, Yin M, Lopez-Ben S, Mazzaferro V, Giuliante F, Monden K, Mishima K, Wakabayashi G, Cheung TT, Fuks D, Abu Hilal M, Chen KH, Aldrighetti L, Edwin B, Goh BKP. Sub-classification of laparoscopic left hepatectomy based on hierarchic interaction of tumor location and size with perioperative outcomes. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2023; 30:1098-1110. [PMID: 36872098 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this multicentric study was to investigate the impact of tumor location and size on the difficulty of Laparoscopic-Left Hepatectomy (L-LH). METHODS Patients who underwent L-LH performed across 46 centers from 2004 to 2020 were analyzed. Of 1236 L-LH, 770 patients met the study criteria. Baseline clinical and surgical characteristics with a potential impact on LLR were included in a multi-label conditional interference tree. Tumor size cut-off was algorithmically determined. RESULTS Patients were stratified into 3 groups based on tumor location and dimension: 457 in antero-lateral location (Group 1), 144 in postero-superior segment (4a) with tumor size ≤40 mm (Group 2), and 169 in postero-superior segment (4a) with tumor size >40 mm (Group 3). Patients in the Group 3 had higher conversion rate (7.0% vs. 7.6% vs. 13.0%, p-value .048), longer operating time (median, 240 min vs. 285 min vs. 286 min, p-value <.001), greater blood loss (median, 150 mL vs. 200 mL vs. 250 mL, p-value <.001) and higher intraoperative blood transfusion rate (5.7% vs. 5.6% vs. 11.3%, p-value .039). Pringle's maneuver was also utilized more frequently in Group 3 (66.7%), compared to Group 1 (53.2%) and Group 2 (51.8%) (p = .006). There were no significant differences in postoperative stay, major morbidity, and mortality between the three groups. CONCLUSION L-LH for tumors that are >40 mm in diameter and located in PS Segment 4a are associated with the highest degree of technical difficulty. However, post-operative outcomes were not different from L-LH of smaller tumors located in PS segments, or tumors located in the antero-lateral segments.
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- Andrea Ruzzenente
- General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- General and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital/ National Cancer Centre Singapore and Ministry of Health Holdings, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital and Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital/ National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Centre Hepato-Biliaire, Paul-Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Digestive, HBP and Liver Transplantation, Hospital Pitie-Salpetriere, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Liver Surgery Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- The Intervention Centre and Department of HPB Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- General Surgery Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo, Italy and Oncologic Surgery Department, P. Giaccone University Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Hepatopancreatobiliary Unit, Department of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- AdventHealth Tampa, Digestive Health Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Abdominal and General Surgery, University Medical Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- HPB Surgery and Transplantation Unit, United Hospital of Ancona Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- HPB Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
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- General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, CIBERehd, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia
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- HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Department of General Surgery, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain & Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdisNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Clinic and University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, IMIB-ARRIXACA, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Liver Transplant Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery, Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Division of HPB, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Federico II University Hospital Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Digestive, Oncologic and Metabolic Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, China
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Dr. Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain
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- HPB Surgery, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Treatment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Ageo Central General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Treatment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases, Ageo Central General Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Department of Digestive, Oncologic and Metabolic Surgery, Institute Mutualiste Montsouris, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Southampton, United Kingdom and Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- The Intervention Centre and Department of HPB Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital/ National Cancer Centre Singapore and Duke National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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Sucandy I, Kang RD, Adorno J, Goodwin S, Crespo K, Syblis C, Ross S, Rosemurgy A. Analysis of Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Hepatectomy Applying the Western-Model Southampton Laparoscopic Difficulty Scoring System. An Experience From a Tertiary US Hepatobiliary Center. Am Surg 2023; 89:3788-3793. [PMID: 37265440 DOI: 10.1177/00031348231173948] [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] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Identification of resections with high risk of intraoperative complications is critical in guiding case selection for minimally invasive liver surgery. Several Japanese and European difficulty scoring systems have been proposed for laparoscopic liver surgery. However, the applicability of these systems for robotic liver resections has not been fully investigated. This study considers the Southampton system and examines its validity when applied to robotic hepatectomies. METHODS We undertook a retrospective review of 372 patients who underwent robotic hepatectomies for various indications between 2013 and 2022. Of these patients, 63 operations were classified as low risk, 91 as moderate risk, 198 as high risk and 20 as extremely high risk based on Southampton criteria. Patient outcomes were compared by utilizing an ANOVA of repeated measures. Data are presented as median (mean ± SD). RESULTS The Southampton difficulty scoring system was a strong predictor of intraoperative variables including tumor size, operative duration, estimated blood loss (EBL), and incidence of major vs minor resection (all P < .0001). In contrast, the Southampton system was a weaker predictor of postoperative outcomes including 30-day mortality (P = .15), length of stay (P = .13), and readmissions within 30 days (P = .38). CONCLUSION The Southampton difficulty scoring system is a valid system for classifying robotic liver resections and is a strong predictor of intraoperative outcomes. However, the system was found to be a weaker predictor of postoperative outcomes. This finding may suggest the need for proposal of a new difficulty scoring system for robotic hepatectomies.
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- Iswanto Sucandy
- Digestive Health Institute, AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Digestive Health Institute, AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Digestive Health Institute, AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Digestive Health Institute, AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Digestive Health Institute, AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Digestive Health Institute, AdventHealth Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
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Kazi M, Patkar S, Desouza A, Goel M, Saklani A. Simultaneous laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision and liver metastasectomy for colorectal liver metastasis in difficult segments. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:693-694. [PMID: 36933142 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02783-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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- Mufaddal Kazi
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 400012, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Dr Ernest Borges, Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 400012, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Dr Ernest Borges, Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 400012, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Dr Ernest Borges, Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 400012, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Dr Ernest Borges, Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, 400012, India.
- Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Dr Ernest Borges, Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India.
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Mazzotta AD, Yoshikuni K, Gayet B, Soubrane O. Response to the commentary for the article "Conditional cumulative incidence of postoperative complications stratified by complexity classification for laparoscopic liver resection: Optimization of in-hospital observation". Surgery 2023:S0039-6060(23)00162-9. [PMID: 37120381 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Alessandro D Mazzotta
- Department of Digestive, Oncological, and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France.
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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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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Ruzzenente A, Bagante F, Poletto E, Campagnaro T, Conci S, De Bellis M, Pedrazzani C, Guglielmi A. A machine learning analysis of difficulty scoring systems for laparoscopic liver surgery. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:8869-8880. [PMID: 35604481 PMCID: PMC9652257 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09322-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In the last decade, several difficulty scoring systems (DSS) have been proposed to predict technical difficulty in laparoscopic liver resections (LLR). The present study aimed to investigate the ability of four DSS for LLR to predict operative, short-term, and textbook outcomes. METHODS Patients who underwent LLR at a single tertiary referral center from January 2014 to June 2020 were included in the present study. Four DSS for LLR (Halls, Hasegawa, Kawaguchi, and Iwate) were investigated to test their ability to predict operative and postoperative complications. Machine learning algorithms were used to identify the most important DSS associated with operative and short-term outcomes. RESULTS A total of 346 patients were included in the analysis, 28 (8.1%) patients were converted to open surgery. A total of 13 patients (3.7%) had severe (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 3) complications; the incidence of prolonged length of stay (> 5 days) was 39.3% (n = 136). No patients died within 90 days after the surgery. According to Halls, Hasegawa, Kawaguchi, and Iwate scores, 65 (18.8%), 59 (17.1%), 57 (16.5%), and 112 (32.4%) patients underwent high difficulty LLR, respectively. In accordance with a random forest algorithm, the Kawaguchi DSS predicted prolonged length of stay, high blood loss, and conversions and was the best performing DSS in predicting postoperative outcomes. Iwate DSS was the most important variable associated with operative time, while Halls score was the most important DSS predicting textbook outcomes. No one of the DSS investigated was associated with the occurrence of complication. CONCLUSIONS According to our results DDS are significantly related to surgical complexity and short-term outcomes, Kawaguchi and Iwate DSS showed the best performance in predicting operative outcomes, while Halls score was the most important variable in predicting textbook outcome. Interestingly, none of the DSS showed any correlation with or importance in predicting overall and severe postoperative complications.
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- Andrea Ruzzenente
- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, Division of General and Hepato-Biliary Surgery, University of Verona, P. le L.A. Scuro, 37134, Verona, Italy
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Factors Influencing the Difficulty and Need for External Help during Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Analysis of 485 Procedures from the Resident-1 Multicentre Trial. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12111904. [PMID: 36422080 PMCID: PMC9697147 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12111904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Purpose: To identify preoperative predictive factors for technically challenging laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and the need for external help to laparoscopically complete the procedure. Methods: We analysed data from a two-year data lock on the Resident-1 multicentre registry. The operator classified each procedure following a five-grade Likert scale to define technical difficulty. We performed univariate analysis comparing Grade 1−3 versus 4−5 procedures and then built a logistic regression model to identify independent predictors of Grade 4−5 procedures defined as needing external help to complete a LA. Results: 561 patients were recruited from 2019 to 2021, and 485 patients were included in the final analysis due to missing data. A BMI > 30 kg/m2, preoperative CT scan, and the AIR score were independent preoperative predictors of complex LA with the need for external help to be completed. Patients undergoing such procedures were more affected by CA, had longer operative times, and had the worst postoperative outcomes. Conclusion: The preoperative identification of technically demanding LA could be helpful in optimising the preoperative planning, maximise surgeons’ preparedness, and include expert surgeons in the procedure earlier. Creating a scoring system for the technical difficulty of LA is desirable.
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Wiboonkhwan NA, Thongkan T, Sangkhathat S, Pruphetkaew N, Pitakteerabundit T. Perioperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Liver Resection and Risk Factors for Adverse Events. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2022; 32:305-310. [PMID: 35125465 DOI: 10.1097/sle.0000000000001036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The perioperative outcomes and risk factors associated with adverse events (AEs) after initial laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) are unclear. We studied the outcomes of LLR and identified the predictive factors for AEs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from 100 adults who underwent LLR between April 2014 and February 2020 were reviewed. Baseline characteristics, surgery details, intraoperative data, and postoperative outcomes were tabulated. The AEs included conversion to open surgery, morbidity, and mortality. RESULTS Major and minor LLRs accounted for 16% and 84% of cases, respectively. Of the indications for LLR, 88% were malignancies. Conversion to open surgery was necessary for 7% of the patients, the overall morbidity rate was 21%, the major morbidity rate was 7%, and the 90-day mortality rate was 1%. Although the incidence of AEs was higher after major LLR (37.5%) than after minor LLR (21.4%), the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.095); the rate of AEs in the resection of posterosuperior segments (43.7%) did not significantly differ from that of the anteroinferior segments (19.2%; P=0.095). Multivariable analysis revealed that the significant predictors of AEs included American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class III (odds ratio, 5.76; 95% confidence interval, 1.74-19.1; P=0.003) and an operative time longer than 5 hours (odds ratio, 9.20; 95% confidence interval, 2.41-35.07; P<0.001). CONCLUSION To improve outcomes in LLR, patients with ASA class III and those in whom surgery is expected to last longer than 5 hours should be taken into account for better patient selection.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand
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External validation of different difficulty scoring systems of laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:3732-3749. [PMID: 34406470 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08687-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several difficulty scoring systems (DSSs) have been proposed for evaluating difficulty of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) and no study has validated their performance in a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-only cohort at the same time. METHODS All cases with HCC that underwent LLR from January 2015 to December 2020 in our center were retrospectively collected. Performance of the IWATE-DSS, Halls-DSS, Hasegawa-DSS, and Kawaguchi-DSS in predicting perioperative outcomes was evaluated. Subgroup analyses were conducted to compare perioperative outcomes between surgeons on the learning curve and surgeons that have gone through the learning curve. RESULTS For all four DSSs, there were significant distributions of applying bleeding control, surgical time, estimated blood loss, postoperative major complications, and postoperative hospital stay among different groups of each DSS (P all < 0.05). Conversion to laparotomy or not was significantly distributed in different groups of the IWATE-DSS (P = 0.006) and Halls-DSS (P = 0.022), while it was not in the Hasegawa-DSS (P = 0.056) and Kawaguchi-DSS (P = 0.183). Trend tests showed that the conversion rates increased with higher DSS points in the IWATE-DSS (P < 0.001) and the Kawaguchi-DSS (P = 0.021), while not in the Halls-DSS (P = 0.064) and the Hasegawa-DSS (P = 0.068). In the medium and advanced/expert difficulty-level subgroups defined by the IWATE-DSS, there were larger estimated blood loss (P in medium-difficulty group = 0.009; P in the advanced/expert difficulty group = 0.004) and longer postoperative hospital stay (P in the medium-difficulty group = 0.012; P in the advanced/expert group = 0.035) in the learner-performed cases. CONCLUSIONS All DSSs performed well in predicting applying bleeding control, surgical time, estimated blood loss, postoperative major complications, and postoperative hospital stay, while only the IWATE-DSS was able to predict whether conversion to laparotomy or not for HCC patients underwent LLR. The IWATE-DSS was also able to help surgeons on the LLR learning curve choose cases and guide clinical practices.
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Barba GL, Solaini L, Radi G, Mirarchi MT, D'Acapito F, Gardini A, Cucchetti A, Ercolani G. First 100 minimally invasive liver resections in a new tertiary referral centre for liver surgery. J Minim Access Surg 2022; 18:51-57. [PMID: 35017393 PMCID: PMC8830570 DOI: 10.4103/jmas.jmas_310_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Background In the last decades, there has been an exponential diffusion of minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate our initial experience of 100 patients undergoing MILS resection comparing their outcomes with the standard open procedures. Materials and Methods One hundred consecutive MILS from 2016 to 2019 were included. Clinicopathological data were reviewed to evaluate outcomes. Standard open resections were used as the control group and compared exploiting propensity score matching. Results In total, 290 patients were included. The rate of MILS has been constantly increasing throughout years, representing the 48% in 2019. Of 100 (34.5%) MILS patients, 85 could be matched. After matching, the MILS conversion rate was 5.8% (n = 5). The post-operative complication rates were higher in the open group (45.9% vs. 31.8%, P = 0.004). Post-operative blood transfusions were less common in the MILS group (4.7% vs. 16.5%, P = 0.021). Biliary leak occurred in 2 (2.4) MILS versus 13 (15.3) open. The median comprehensive complication index was higher in the open group (8.7 [0-28.6] vs. 0 [0-10.4], P = 0.0009). The post-operative length of hospital stay was shorter after MILS (median 6 [5-8] vs 8 [7-13] days, P < 0.0001). Conclusions The rate of MILS has been significantly increasing throughout the years. The benefits of MILS over the traditional open approach were confirmed. The main advantages include lower rates of post-operative complications, blood transfusions, bile leaks and a significantly decreased hospital stay.
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- Giuliano La Barba
- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forli; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC; Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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Zhu L, Liu Y, Hu M, Zhao Z, Li C, Zhang X, Tan X, Wang F, Liu R. Comparison of robotic and laparoscopic liver resection in ordinary cases of left lateral sectionectomy. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:4923-4931. [PMID: 34750706 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08846-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopy was considered the standard method of left lateral sectionectomy. The robotic approach showed advantages in complex cases of left lateral sectionectomy. However, the impact of the robotic system on ordinary cases is still unknown. METHODS Retrospective review of consecutive robotic left lateral sectionectomy (R-LLS) and laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy (L-LLS) from January 2015 to December 2019. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the effects of surgical method and surgical complexity on postoperative length of stay, surgical and overall cost. RESULTS 258 consecutive patients who underwent minimally invasive left lateral sectionectomy were analyzed. L-LLS had comparable outcomes and decreased surgery (USD 2416.3 vs 4624.5; p < 0.001) and overall costs (USD 8004.5 vs 11897.1; p < 0.001) compared with R-LLS in the ordinary-case group, whereas R-LLS was associated with shorter postoperative LOS (5.0 vs 3.5 days; p = 0.004) in the complex-case group. On multivariable analysis, R-LLS was predictive of shorter postoperative LOS [odds ratio (OR) 0.388, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.198-0.760, p = 0.006], whereas R-LLS was predictive of higher surgery (OR 65.640, 95% CI 17.406-247.535, p < 0.001) and overall costs (OR 102.233, 95% CI 22.241-469.931, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Results of this study showed no clinical benefit to the R-LLS compared with L-LLS in ordinary cases. R-LLS had potential advantages in selected complex cases.
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- Lin Zhu
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, No. 1, Donggangxi Rd, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.,Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, No. 1, Donggangxi Rd, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China. .,Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Nari GA, Gutierrez EC, Layun JL, Falgueras L, Mariot D, Ferret G, Caula C, Góngora J. THERE ARE NO ADVANTAGES BETWEEN LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN LIVER RESECTIONS WITHIN AN ENHANCED RECOVERY PROGRAM (ERAS). ABCD-ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA 2021; 34:e1593. [PMID: 34669883 PMCID: PMC8521870 DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020210002e1593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of a successful Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in colorectal surgery favored its application in other organs, and hepatic resections were not excluded from this tendency. Some authors suggest that the laparoscopic approach is a central element to obtain better results. AIM To compare the laparoscopic vs. open hepatic resections within an ERAS to evaluate if there are any differences between them. METHODS In a descriptive study 80 hepatic resections that were divided into two groups, regarding to whether they were submitted to laparoscopy or open surgery. Demographic data, those referring to the hepatectomy and the ERAS was analyzed. RESULTS Forty-seven resections were carried out in open surgery and the rest laparoscopically; in the first group there was only one conversion to open surgery. Of the total, 17 resections were major hepatectomies and in 18 simultaneous resections. There were no differences between procedures regarding hospital stay and number of complications. There was a greater adherence to the ERAS (p=0.046) and a faster ambulation (p=0.001) in the open surgery. CONCLUSION The procedure, whether open or laparoscopically done in hepatic resections, does not seem to show differences in an ERAS evaluation.
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- Hospital Transito Caceres de Allende, Cirugía, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Servicio de Cirugia Hepatobiliopancreatica, Hospital Josep Trueta, Girona, Espanha
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- Hospital Transito Caceres de Allende, Cirugía, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Servicio de Cirugia Hepatobiliopancreatica, Hospital Josep Trueta, Girona, Espanha
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- Servicio de Cirugia Hepatobiliopancreatica, Hospital Josep Trueta, Girona, Espanha
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- Instituto de Salubridad del Estado de Aguascalientes, Estadisticas, Aguascalientes, México
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Barron JO, Orabi D, Moro A, Quintini C, Berber E, Aucejo FN, Sasaki K, Kwon CHD. Validation of the IWATE criteria as a laparoscopic liver resection difficulty score in a single North American cohort. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:3601-3609. [PMID: 34031739 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08561-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) involves a difficult learning curve, for which multiple difficulty scores have been proposed to assist with safe adaptation. The IWATE Criteria is a 4-level difficulty score shown to correlate with conversion to open surgery, estimated blood loss (EBL), and operative time in Japanese and French cohorts. We set out to validate the IWATE Criteria in a North American cohort, describe the evolution of our LLR program, and analyze the IWATE Criteria's ability to predict conversion to open surgery. METHODS Patients that underwent LLR between January 2006 and December 2019 were selected from a prospectively maintained database. Difficulty outcomes, including conversion to open surgery, EBL, operative time, and post-operative complications were analyzed according to IWATE difficulty level, both overall and between chronological eras. The IWATE Criteria's ability to predict conversion to open surgery was assessed with a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. RESULTS A total of 426 patients met inclusion criteria. Operative time, EBL, and conversion to open surgery increased in concordance with low to advanced IWATE difficulty. ROC analysis for conversion to open surgery demonstrated an overall area under the curve (AUC) of 0.694. Predictive performance was superior during the first two eras, with AUCs of 0.771 and 0.775; predictive value decreased as the LLR program gained experience, with AUCs of 0.708 and 0.551 for eras three and four. CONCLUSIONS This study validated the IWATE Criteria in a North American population distinct from previous Japanese and French cohorts, based on its correlation with operative time, EBL, and conversion to open surgery. The IWATE Criteria may be of utility for identification of LLR cases appropriate for surgeon experience, as well as determination of laparoscopic feasibility. Interval difficulty score recalibration may be warranted as surgeon perception of difficulty evolves.
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- John O Barron
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. .,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.,Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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Validation and comparison of the Iwate, IMM, Southampton and Hasegawa difficulty scoring systems for primary laparoscopic hepatectomies. HPB (Oxford) 2021; 23:770-776. [PMID: 33023824 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Various difficulty scoring systems (DSS) have been formulated to grade the complexity of laparoscopic hepatectomies (LH). This study aims to externally validate and compare 4 contemporary DSS including the Iwate, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris (IMM), Southampton and Hasegawa DSS in predicting the intraoperative technical difficulty and postoperative outcomes after LH. METHODS Retrospective review of 548 consecutive patients who underwent LH of which 455 met the study inclusion criteria. Outcomes measures of technical difficulty included operation time, Pringles maneuver, blood loss and blood transfusion rate. Postoperative outcomes measured included morbidity, major morbidity and postoperative hospital stay. RESULTS There was a statistically significant progressive increase in blood loss, blood transfusion rate, operation time and postoperative stay associated with all 4 DSS. There was also good calibration with respect to blood loss, operation time, Pringles maneuver, open conversion rate, postoperative morbidity, postoperative major morbidity and postoperative stay for all 4 DSS. The Southampton score demonstrated the poorest calibration in terms of operation time and discrimination in terms of application of Pringles maneuver and major morbidity amongst all 4 systems. CONCLUSION All 4 DSS significantly correlated with outcome measures associated with intraoperative technical difficulty and postoperative outcomes. The Southampton DSS was the poorest system in our cohort of patients.
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Shahabi S, Carbajo M, Nimeri A, Kermansaravi M, Davarpanah Jazi AH, Pazouki A, Mahawar K. Factors that make Bariatric Surgery Technically Challenging: A Survey of 370 Bariatric Surgeons. World J Surg 2021; 45:2521-2528. [PMID: 33934198 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-021-06139-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no published data on the factors bariatric surgeons think make bariatric surgery challenging. This study aimed to identify factors that bariatric surgeons feel and increase the technical complexity of bariatric surgery. METHODS Bariatric surgeons from around the world were invited to participate in a questionnaire-based survey on Survey Monkey®. An Average Weighted Score was calculated for each factor. A score of < 1.0 meant that the factor was perceived to make surgery technically easier. RESULTS Three hundred seventy bariatric and metabolic surgeons from 59 countries completed the survey. The top 10 factors that our respondents felt were most important for determining the technical difficulty of a procedure were inappropriate trocar placement (AWS 3.44), BMI above 60 (AWS 3.41), open bariatric surgery (AWS 3.26), less experienced bariatric anesthetist (AWS 3.18), liver cirrhosis (AWS 3), large liver (AWS 2.99), less experienced bariatric assistant (AWS 2.97), lower surgeon total bariatric surgery volume (AWS 2.95), lower surgeon specific procedure volume (AWS 2.85) and previous laparotomy (AWS 2.83), respectively. Respondents also felt that the younger patients (AWS 0.78), dedicated operating team (AWS 0.67), BMI less than 35 (AWS 0.54), and French position (AWS 0.45) actually make the surgery easier. CONCLUSION This survey is the first attempt to understand the factors which make bariatric surgery more difficult. Knowing the factors made the operation more challenging, led to better scheduling the potentially difficult patients to reduce the complications.
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- Shahab Shahabi
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Centre of Excellence for the Study and Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes, Calle Estacion, Valladolid, Spain
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- Bariatric Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Rasool-e Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. .,Department of Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Rasool-e Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Bariatric Unit, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK
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Lorenz E, Arend J, Franz M, Rahimli M, Perrakis A, Negrini V, Gumbs AA, Croner RS. Robotic and laparoscopic liver resection-comparative experiences at a high-volume German academic center. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2021; 406:753-761. [PMID: 33834295 PMCID: PMC8106606 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-021-02152-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Purpose Minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) is a feasible and safe procedure for benign and malignant tumors. There has been an ongoing debate on whether conventional laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) or robotic liver resection (RLR) is superior and if one approach should be favored over the other. We started using LLR in 2010, and introduced RLR in 2013. In the present paper, we report on our experiences with these two techniques as early adopters in Germany. Methods The data of patients who underwent MILS between 2010 and 2020 were collected prospectively in the Magdeburg Registry for Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (MD-MILS). A retrospective analysis was performed regarding patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and perioperative parameters. Results We identified 155 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Of these, 111 (71.6%) underwent LLR and 44 (29.4%) received RLR. After excluding cystic lesions, 113 cases were used for the analysis of perioperative parameters. Resected specimens were significantly bigger in the RLR vs. the LLR group (405 g vs. 169 g, p = 0.002); in addition, the tumor diameter was significantly larger in the RLR vs. the LLR group (5.6 cm vs. 3.7 cm, p = 0.001). Hence, the amount of major liver resections (three or more segments) was significantly higher in the RLR vs. the LLR group (39.0% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.005). The mean operative time was significantly longer in the RLR vs. the LLR group (331 min vs. 181 min, p = 0.0001). The postoperative hospital stay was significantly longer in the RLR vs. the LLR group (13.4 vs. LLR 8.7 days, p = 0.03). The R0 resection rate for solid tumors was higher in the RLR vs. the LLR group but without statistical significance (93.8% vs. 87.9%, p = 0.48). The postoperative morbidity ≥ Clavien-Dindo grade 3 was 5.6% in the LLR vs. 17.1% in the RLR group (p = 0.1). No patient died in the RLR but two patients (2.8%) died in the LLR group, 30 and 90 days after surgery (p = 0.53). Conclusion Minimally invasive liver surgery is safe and feasible. Robotic and laparoscopic liver surgery shows similar and adequate perioperative oncological results for selected patients. RLR might be advantageous for more advanced and technically challenging procedures.
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- E Lorenz
- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy/Saint-Germain-En-Laye, 10 Rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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Robotic Resection of Postero-Superior Liver Segments (7,8) (with Video). J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 25:574-575. [PMID: 32948960 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04799-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgical resection is the standard treatment for colorectal liver metastases. Parenchyma-sparing technique should always be attemptedto prevent postoperative liver failure and increase the opportunity to perform repeated resections in cases of recurrent malignancy. Postero-superior liverresection is defined as the anatomical removal of liver segments 7 and 8, however, minimally invasive resection of postero-superior liver segments isconsidered a difficult and complex operation and thus is rarely reported. METHODS We present the video of a robotic postero-superior liver resection in a 54-year-old male patient with a synchronous, single, and large colorectal metastasis in the postero-superior liver sector. The Da Vinci Xi system was used. The right liver was mobilized with exposure of the inferior vena cava (IVC), following by intraoperative ultrasound, used to locate the tumor and establish its relationship to the right hepatic vein and portal pedicles fromsegments 7 and 8. A thick hepatic vein draining directly to the IVC was controlled with hem-o-lock and the right hepatic vein was divided using anendoscopic stapler. The surgical specimen was removed through a supra-pubic incision. RESULTS Operative time was 205 minutes, and the estimated blood loss was 310 mL. The patient's recovery was uneventful with no need for admission tothe intensive care unit or for blood transfusion. Pathology confirmed colorectal metastasis with free surgical margins. CONCLUSIONS Robotic resection of postero-superior liver segments is feasible and safe and may have some advantages over laparoscopic and openapproaches. This video may help gastrointestinal surgeons perform this complex procedure.
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Hasegawa Y, Nitta H, Takahara T, Katagiri H, Kanno S, Umemura A, Akiyama Y, Iwaya T, Otsuka K, Sasaki A. Surgical outcomes of 118 complex laparoscopic liver resections: a single- center experience. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2020; 27:942-949. [PMID: 33058554 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Indications for laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) are continuously expanding. The Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery defines highly difficult hepatectomy as a procedure involving one or more sections (except for left lateral sectionectomy) or anatomical segmentectomy. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of complex LLR procedures and compare their technical difficulties, about which only a little is known to date. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the operative outcomes of 118 consecutive patients who underwent pure laparoscopic complex hepatectomy. The surgical outcomes, including operative times, blood loss amounts, and postoperative morbidity rates, were compared among complex LLR procedures. RESULTS The overall median operative time was 280 minutes, and the median intraoperative blood loss was 86 mL. Two patients required conversion to open laparotomy (1.7%). The postoperative major morbidity rate was 11.0% Posterosuperior segmentectomy, right hemihepatectomy, and anterior sectionectomy required the longest operative times. Anterior and posterior sectionectomy resulted in the highest blood loss, and right hemihepatectomy and anterior sectionectomy resulted in the most complications. CONCLUSIONS The surgical difficulties associated with complex LLR procedures vary. It is critical to recognize the specific risks and cautionary points to ensure patient safety and provide proper systemic training to surgeons.
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Yahaba, Japan
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Russolillo N, Maina C, Langella S, Lo Tesoriere R, Casella M, Ferrero A. Impact of anthropometric data on technical difficulty of laparoscopic liver of resections of segments 7 and 8: the CHALLENGE index. Surg Endosc 2020; 35:5088-5095. [PMID: 32968919 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-07993-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The high technical difficulty of using a laparoscopic approach to reach the posterosuperior liver segments is mainly associated with their poor accessibility. This study was performed to analyze correlations between anthropometric data and intraoperative outcomes. STUDY DESIGN All patients who underwent segmentectomy or wedge laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) of segments seven and/or eight from June 2012 to November 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The exclusion criteria were intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, associated resection, multiple concomitant LLR, redo resection, and lack of preoperative imaging. Anthropometric data were correlated with intraoperative outcomes. RESULTS Forty-one patients (wedge resection, n = 32; segmentectomy, n = 9) were analyzed. A strong correlation was found between the craniocaudal liver diameter (CCliv) and liver volume (r = 0.655, p < 0.001). The anteroposterior liver diameter was moderately correlated with both the laterolateral abdominal diameter (LLabd) (r = 0.372, p = 0.008) and anteroposterior abdominal diameter (r = 0.371, p = 0.008). The body mass index (BMI) was not correlated with liver diameters. Women had a longer CCliv (p = 0.002) and shorter LLabd (p < 0.001) than men. The liver and abdominal measurements were combined to reduce this sex-related disparity. The CCliv/LLabd ratio (CHALLENGE index) was significantly correlated with the time of transection (r = 0.382, p = 0.037) and blood loss (r = 0.352, p = 0.029). The association between the CHALLENGE index and intraoperative blood loss was even stronger when considering only anatomical resection (r = 0.577, p = 0.048). A CHALLENGE index of > 0.4 (area under the curve, 0.757; p = 0.046) indicated a higher bleeding risk. The BMI predicted no intraoperative outcomes. CONCLUSION Anthropometric data rather than the BMI can help anticipate the difficulty of LLR of segments seven and eight.
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- Nadia Russolillo
- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Umberto I Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Turati, 62-10128, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Umberto I Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Turati, 62-10128, Turin, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Umberto I Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Turati, 62-10128, Turin, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Umberto I Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Turati, 62-10128, Turin, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Umberto I Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Turati, 62-10128, Turin, Italy
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- Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Umberto I Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Turati, 62-10128, Turin, Italy
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Pagano D, Ricotta C, Barbàra M, Cintorino D, di Francesco F, Tropea A, Calamia S, Lomaglio L, Terzo D, Gruttadauria S. ERAS Protocol for Perioperative Care of Patients Treated with Laparoscopic Nonanatomic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The ISMETT Experience. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2020; 30:1066-1071. [PMID: 32716674 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2020.0445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Liver resection (LR) remains the best therapeutic option for patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with preserved hepatic function and who are not eligible for liver transplantation. After its inception, the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol was widely used for treating patients with liver cancer, although there are still no clear indications for improving upon it in both open and laparoscopic surgery. Objective: This study aims to describe our institute's experience in the application of the ERAS protocol in a cohort of HCC patients, and to explore possible factors that could have an impact on postoperative outcomes. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed our experience with LR performed from September 2017 to January 2020 in patients treated with ERAS protocol, focusing on describing impact on postoperative nutrition, analgesic requirements, and length of hospitalization. Demographics, operative factors, and postoperative complications of patients were reviewed. Results: During the study period, 89 HCC patients were eligible for LR, and 75% of patients presented with liver cirrhosis. The most prevalent among etiologic factors was hepatitis C virus infection (53 patients out of 89, 60%), followed by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (18 patients, 20%). The median age was 70 years. Liver cirrhosis did not have an impact on postoperative course of patients. Patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery and nonanatomic LR experienced low complication rates, shorter length of stay, and shorter time of intravenous analgesic requirements. Conclusions: Continual refinement with ERAS protocol for treating HCC patients based on perioperative counseling and surgical decision-making is crucial to guarantee low complication rates, and reduce patient morbidity and time for recovery.
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- Duilio Pagano
- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Service, IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, and IRCCS ISMETT (Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Italy, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Surgery and Surgical and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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