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Nanashima A, Hiyoshi M, Imamura N, Yano K, Hamada T, Kitamura E, Kawano F. Liver hanging maneuver is suitable in major hepatectomy for liver malignancies over 5 cm. Turk J Surg 2022; 38:215-220. [PMID: 36846068 PMCID: PMC9948658 DOI: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2022.5731] [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: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objectives Hepatic transection through an anterior approach is required to successfully complete anatomical hepatectomy for large liver malignancies. The liver hanging maneuver (LHM) is an alternative procedure for transection on an adequate cut plane and may reduce intraoperative bleeding and transection times. Material and Methods We examined the medical records of 24 patients with large liver malignancies (>5 cm) who had undergone anatomical hepatic resection with LHM (n= 9) or without LHM (n= 15) between 2015 and 2020. Patient demographics, preoperative hepatic function, surgical records, and post-hepatectomy outcomes were retrospectively compared between the LHM and non-LHM groups. Results The prevalence of tumors >10 cm was significantly higher in the LHM group than in the non-LHM group (p <0.05). Furthermore, LHM was significantly performed to right and extended right hepatectomies in the background normal liver (p <0.05). Although transection times did not significantly differ between the two groups, the amount of intraoperative blood loss was slightly lower in the LHM group than in the non-LHM group (1.566 mL vs. 2.017 mL), and blood transfusion was not needed for patients in the LHM group. Post-hepatectomy liver failure and bile leakage were not observed in LHM. However, the length of hospitalization was slightly shorter in the LHM group than in the non-LHM group. Conclusion LHM is useful for transecting an adequately cut plane in hepatectomy for liver tumors over 5 cm-in-size located on the right side and achieves better outcomes.
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- Atsushi Nanashima
- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan
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Nanashima A, Sumida Y, Tominaga T, Nagayasu T. Significance of liver hanging maneuver for anatomical hepatectomy in patients with a large hepatocellular carcinoma compressing intrahepatic vasculatures. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2017; 21:188-193. [PMID: 29264580 PMCID: PMC5736737 DOI: 10.14701/ahbps.2017.21.4.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Backgrounds/Aims To achieve complete anatomic hepatectomy in a large hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatic transection through an anterior approach is required. Liver hanging maneuver (LHM) is a useful procedure for transection of an adequately cut plane in anatomical liver resection. It may reduce intraoperative bleeding and transection time. Methods We examined records of 27 patients with large HCC (over 10 cm in size) who underwent anatomic hepatic resection with LHM (n=11, between 2001 and 2007) or without LHM (n=16, between 2000 and 2003). The two groups were retrospectively compared in terms of patient demographics, preoperative hepatic function, surgical records, and post-hepatectomy outcome. Results Although transection time was not significantly different between the two groups, the amount of intraoperative blood loss was significantly lower in the LHM group than that in the non-LHM group (1,269±1,407 ml vs. 2,197±1,281 ml, p=0.039). Related blood transfusion or total operation time in the LHM group tended to be lower than those in the non-LHM group, although differences between the two groups were not statistically significant (p<1.0). Prevalence of total complications in the LHM group tended to be lower than that in the LHM group (36% vs. 88%, p=0.011). However, prevalence of hepatectomy-related complications or length of hospital stay was not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions LHM can reduce intraoperative blood loss. It is useful for transecting adequately cut plane in a hepatectomy for a large HCC. However, postoperative outcomes are not improved by LHM compared to those by non-LHM.
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- Atsushi Nanashima
- Division of Hepato-biliary-pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Miyazaki Faculty of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan.,Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Kim JH. Modified liver hanging maneuver focusing on outflow control in pure laparoscopic left-sided hepatectomy. Surg Endosc 2017; 32:2094-2100. [PMID: 29071418 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-017-5906-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Outflow control during laparoscopic liver resection necessitates the use of technically demanding procedures since the hepatic veins are fragile and vulnerable to damage during parenchymal transection. The liver hanging maneuver reduces venous backflow bleeding during deep parenchymal transection. The present report describes surgical outcomes and a technique to achieve outflow control during application of the modified liver hanging maneuver in patients undergoing laparoscopic left-sided hepatectomy. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of clinical data from 29 patients who underwent laparoscopic left-sided hepatectomy using the modified liver hanging maneuver between February 2013 and March 2017. For this hanging technique, the upper end of the hanging tape was placed on the lateral aspect of the left hepatic vein. The tape was then aligned with the ligamentum venosum. The position of the lower end of the hanging tape was determined according to left-sided hepatectomy type. The hanging tape gradually encircled either the left hepatic vein or the common trunk of the left hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein. RESULTS The surgical procedures comprised: left lateral sectionectomy (n = 10); left hepatectomy (n = 17); and extended left hepatectomy including the middle hepatic vein (n = 2). Median operative time was 210 min (range 90-350 min). Median intraoperative blood loss was 200 ml (range 60-600 ml). Two intraoperative major hepatic vein injuries occurred during left hepatectomy. Neither patient developed massive bleeding or air embolism. Postoperative major complications occurred in one patient (3.4%). Median postoperative hospital stay was 7 days (range 4-15 days). No postoperative mortality occurred. CONCLUSIONS The present modified liver hanging maneuver is a safe and effective method of outflow control during laparoscopic left-sided hepatectomy.
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- Ji Hoon Kim
- Department of Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Kim JH, Choi JW. A Modified Liver Hanging Maneuver in Pure Laparoscopic Left Hemihepatectomy with Preservation of the Middle Hepatic Vein: Video and Technique. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:1181-1185. [PMID: 28155121 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3369-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The liver hanging maneuver is a novel and useful technique that is widely used in open liver resections. The present study describes the surgical technique and outcomes of a modified liver hanging maneuver for pure laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy. METHOD The clinical data of patients who underwent laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy using a modified hanging technique were retrospectively reviewed. The upper end of the hanging tape was placed on the lateral side of the left hepatic vein. The pathway of the tape was situated along the ligamentum venosum. RESULTS Sixteen patients underwent pure laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy with the modified hanging technique. The median operation time was 225 min (range 180-300 min), with a median blood loss of 265 ml (range 140-600 ml). Postoperative major complications occurred in one patient (6.3%). The median postoperative hospital stay was 8 days (range 5-15 days). There was no postoperative liver failure or mortality. CONCLUSION This modified liver hanging maneuver is a simple, safe, and reproducible approach as dissection of between the middle and left hepatic vein is not required. This technique may be useful in laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy.
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- Ji Hoon Kim
- Department of Surgery, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Republic of Korea.
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Kawabata Y, Hayashi H, Yano S, Tajima Y. Liver parenchyma transection-first approach in hemihepatectomy with en bloc caudate lobectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A safe technique to secure favorable surgical outcomes. J Surg Oncol 2017; 115:963-970. [PMID: 28334429 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although hemihepatectomy with total caudate lobectomy (hemiHx-tc) is essential for the surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, the advantage of an anterior approach for hemiHx-tc has not been fully discussed technically; the significance of an anterior approach without liver mobilization for preventing infectious complications also remains unknown. METHODS The liver parenchyma transection-first approach (Hp-first) technique is an early transection of the hepatic parenchyma without mobilization of the liver that utilizes a modified liver-hanging maneuver to avoid damaging the future remnant liver. RESULTS Between May 2010 and August 2016, a total of 40 consecutive patients underwent surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Of these, 19 patients underwent a conventional hemihepatectomy with total caudate lobectomy (cHx), while 21 patients received a Hp-first. The patients in the Hp-first group had significantly less intraoperative blood loss (P < 0.001) and blood transfusion (P < 0.001), a lower incidence of postoperative hyperbilirubinemia (p = 0.023), a lower incidence of liver failure (p = 0.038), a lower hospital death rate (p = 0.042), and a better 2-year disease-free survival rate (p = 0.010) than those in the cHx group. CONCLUSIONS The liver parenchyma transection-first approach is the preferred technique for hemiHx-tc in hilar cholangiocarcinoma because it resulted in improved surgical outcomes as compared with the conventional approach.
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- Yasunari Kawabata
- Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
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Anatomy of the retrohepatic tunnel in a Chinese population and its clinical application in liver surgery. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44977. [PMID: 28322287 PMCID: PMC5359567 DOI: 10.1038/srep44977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Liver hanging maneuver (LHM) is an important technique in liver surgery. However, applied anatomy of the retrohepatic tunnel for the surgical approach in Chinese population needs further study. In this study, to explore the basic anatomy of retrohepatic tunnel and its clinical application in a Chinese population, a total of 32 formalin-fixed cadavers were dissected, related parameters were measured, and their clinical applications were discussed. The length of the retrohepatic tunnel was (60.6 ± 9.9) mm. The width of the retrohepatic tunnel superior opening was (13.8 ± 3.9) mm. The width of the retrohepatic tunnel inferior opening was (15.2 ± 7.4) mm. The hepatic short vessels were distributed along the middle and lower 1/3 of hepatic inferior vena cava (HIVC), with a slight predominance on its left wall. A few hepatic short vessels were distributed along the upper 1/3 of the HIVC. We concluded: the anatomy of the retrohepatic tunnel provides a basis for use of LHM in liver surgery; more hepatic short vessels from hepatic caudate lobe can be preserved via right approach. The retrohepatic tunnel can be used as a good surgical approach in liver surgery; its application also has important significance in laparoscopic minimally invasive liver surgery.
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Hartog H, Ijzermans JN, van Gulik TM, Koerkamp BG. Resection of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma. Surg Clin North Am 2016; 96:247-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nanashima A, Nagayasu T. Development and clinical usefulness of the liver hanging maneuver in various anatomical hepatectomy procedures. Surg Today 2015; 46:398-404. [PMID: 25877717 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-015-1166-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the clinical application and usefulness of the liver hanging maneuver (LHM), proposed by Belghiti, for major hepatectomy, including its (1) historical development, (2) usefulness and application and (3) advantages and disadvantages, by reviewing the English literature published during the period 2001-2014. RESULTS In major hepatic transection via the anterior approach, the deep area of transection around the vena cava is critical with regard to bleeding during right hemi-hepatectomy. Belghiti and other investigators identified avascular spaces that are devoid of short hepatic veins at the front of the vena cava and behind the liver. Forceps can be inserted into this space easily and then maneuvered to lift the liver using hanging tape. This procedure, termed LHM significantly reduces intraoperative blood loss and the transection time during right hemi-hepatectomy. LHM has been used in various anatomical hepatectomy procedures worldwide, including laparoscopic hepatectomy. The use of LHM markedly improves the amount of intraoperative blood loss, operative time and postoperative outcome. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the application of LHM is an important development in the field of liver surgery, although a further evaluation of its true impact on clinical outcomes is necessary.
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- Atsushi Nanashima
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
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Nanashima A, Abo T, Takagi K, Arai J, To K, Kunizaki M, Hidaka S, Takeshita H, Sawai T, Nagayasu T. Prognostic influence of the liver hanging maneuver for patients with hepatobiliary malignancies who underwent hepatic resections. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 40:1540-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Coppa J, Citterio D, Cotsoglou C, Germini A, Piccioni F, Sposito C, Mazzaferro V. Transhepatic anterior approach to the inferior vena cava in large retroperitoneal tumors resected en bloc with the right liver lobe. Surgery 2013; 154:1061-8. [PMID: 24139491 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The operative approach to large retrohepatic tumors can be challenging because of the difficulty in exposing the inferior vena cava (IVC) and controlling bleeding. The anterior approach to the IVC associated with the hanging maneuver for liver transection, originally described in large hepatic tumors, may also facilitate removal of large masses set behind the liver. METHODS A prospective cohort of 10 patients with large retrohepatic tumors involving the IVC was selected according to restrictive criteria (ie, single low-grade tumor, sufficient liver remnant, normal hepatic function, absence of cholestasis, and symptoms secondary to lower vena cava obstruction). In all cases, the anterior approach and the hanging maneuver were applied intentionally to expose the IVC without any liver mobilization. Depending on tumor invasiveness, either IVC-preserving (n = 7) or IVC-removing (n = 3) strategies were applied. Our aim was to assess the safety of the technique and the possible benefits for patient outcome. RESULTS The cohort represented less than 1% of a series of 1,168 major hepatectomies performed in our unit between 2005 and 2011. The median age of the patients was 58; adrenal tumors and retroperitoneal sarcomas accounted for 70% of the series. Total vascular liver exclusion was necessary in 3 patients. Median operative time was 420 min. R0 resection was obtained in all cases, with no mortality and 40% overall morbidity. Overall survival was 83% at 5 years. CONCLUSION The transhepatic, anterior approach to the IVC is a safe procedure that improves vascular control, facilitates vein repair or reconstruction, and allows potentially curative resection of large retrohepatic tumors. This approach should be the preferred choice to be adopted in properly selected patients.
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- Jorgelina Coppa
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori (National Cancer Institute) IRCCS Foundation, Milan, Italy
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