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Chedid MF, Brum PW, Grezzana-Filho TDJM, Silva RKD, Pereira PF, Chedid AD, Kruel CRP. PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY USING LINEAR CUTTER STAPLER: ARE THERE ADVANTAGES? ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA : ABCD = BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY 2023; 36:e1775. [PMID: 38088722 PMCID: PMC10712918 DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020230057e1775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Morbidity of liver resections is related to intraoperative bleeding and postoperative biliary fistulas. The Endo-GIA stapler (EG) in liver resections is well established, but its cost is high, limiting its use. The linear cutting stapler (LCS) is a lower cost device. AIMS To report open liver resections, using LCS for transection of the liver parenchyma and en bloc stapling of vessels and bile ducts. METHODS Ten patients were included in the study. Four patients with severe abdominal pain had benign liver tumors (three adenomas and one focal nodular hyperplasia). Among the remaining six patients, four underwent liver resection for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases, three of which had undergone preoperative chemotherapy. The other two cases were one patient with metastasis from a testicular teratoma and the other with metastasis from a gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor. RESULTS The average length of stay was five days (range 4-7 days). Of the seven patients who underwent resections of segments II/III, two presented postoperative complications: one developed a seroma and the other a collection of abdominal fluid who underwent percutaneous drainage, antibiotic therapy, and blood transfusion. Furthermore, the three patients who underwent major resections had postoperative complications: two developed anemia and received blood transfusions and one had biloma and underwent percutaneous drainage and antibiotic therapy. CONCLUSIONS The use of the linear stapler in hepatectomies was efficient and at lower costs, making it suitable for use whenever EG is not available. The size of the LCS stapler shaft is more suitable for en bloc transection of the left lateral segment of the liver, which is thinner than the right one. Further studies are needed to evaluate the safety of LCS for large liver resections and resections of tumors located in the right hepatic lobe.
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- Marcio Fernandes Chedid
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre University Hospital, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil
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Majlesara A, Krause J, Khajeh E, Ghamarnejad O, Gharabaghi N, Tinoush P, Mohammadi S, Al-Saeedi M, Mehrabi A, Golriz M. A fast and easy-to-learn technique for liver resection in a porcine model. J Int Med Res 2021; 49:300060521990219. [PMID: 33557642 PMCID: PMC7876770 DOI: 10.1177/0300060521990219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objective Despite the recent advances in surgical techniques and perioperative care,
liver resection (especially extended hepatectomy) is still a high-risk
procedure with considerable morbidity and mortality. Experimental large
animal models are the best option for studies in this regard. The present
study was performed to present an easy-to-learn, fast, and multipurpose
model of liver resection in a porcine model. Method Stepwise liver resections (resection of segments II/III, IVa/IVb, and
VIII/IV) were performed in eight pigs with intraoperative monitoring of
hemodynamic parameters. The technical aspects, tips, and tricks of this
method are explained in detail. Results Based on the specific anatomical characteristics of the porcine liver, all
resection types including segmental resection, hemihepatectomy, and extended
hepatectomy could be performed in one animal in an easy-to-learn and fast
technique. All animals were hemodynamically stable following stepwise liver
resection. Conclusion Stepwise liver resection using stapler in a porcine model is a fast and
easy-to-learn method with which junior staff and research fellows can
perform liver resection up to extended hepatectomy under stable
conditions.
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- Ali Majlesara
- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Iida H, Maehira H, Mori H, Tani M. Efficiency of a radiofrequency sealer (Aquamantys) for parenchymal transection during laparoscopic hepatectomy. Asian J Endosc Surg 2020; 13:505-513. [PMID: 31997578 DOI: 10.1111/ases.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The methods of liver parenchymal transection vary across institutions. In this study, we used a radiofrequency (RF) sealer (Aquamantys) as a hemostatic device during laparoscopic liver transection; we also evaluated the usefulness of RF sealers. METHODS From April 2016 to May 2019, 113 consecutive laparoscopic hepatectomy patients, excluding patients with combined resection of other organs, were examined. Patient characteristics, operative factors, and postoperative complications were compared between the Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA) + soft coagulation system (VIO) group; (n = 32) and the CUSA + Aquamantys group; (n = 81). The former underwent liver transection by CUSA and VIO from April 2016 to March 2017, while the latter underwent liver transection using CUSA and Aquamantys from April 2017 to May 2019. RESULTS The median difficulty score was significantly higher in the CUSA + VIO group (5.5 points vs 5.0 points; P = .04). Blood loss per unit area and the liver parenchymal transection speed were not significantly different between the groups. After propensity score matching, blood loss per unit area was similar between the groups, but the parenchymal transection speed of the CUSA + Aquamantys group was significantly higher (0.92 cm2 /min vs 0.64 cm2 /min; P = .017). Postoperative complications were similar between the groups. CONCLUSION In laparoscopic hepatectomy, hemostasis of the transection plane with an RF sealer did not reduce blood loss during parenchymal transection. However, the liver parenchymal transection speed was increased.
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- Hiroya Iida
- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta Tsukinowa-Cho, Otsu, Japan
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Clamp-Crush Technique Versus Harmonic Scalpel for Hepatic Parenchymal Transection in Living Donor Hepatectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Gastrointest Surg 2019; 23:1568-1577. [PMID: 30671805 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-019-04103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatic parenchymal transection is the most invasive step in donor operation. During this step, blood loss and unintended injuries to the intrahepatic structures and hepatic remnant may occur. There is no evidence to prove the ideal techniques for hepatic parenchymal transection. The aim of this study is to compare the safety, efficacy, and outcome of clamp-crush technique versus harmonic scalpel as a method of parenchymal transection in living-donor hepatectomy. METHODS Consecutive living liver donors, undergoing right hemi-hepatectomy, during the period between May 2015 and April 2016, were included in this prospective randomized study. Cases were randomized into two groups; group (A) harmonic scalpel group and group (B) Clamp-crush group. RESULTS During the study period, 72 cases underwent right hemi-hepatectomy for adult living donor liver transplantation and were randomized into two groups. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding preoperative demographic and radiological data. Longer operation time and hepatectomy duration were found in group B. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding blood loss, blood loss during hepatectomy, and blood transfusion. More unexpected bleeding events occurred in group A. Higher necrosis at the cut margin of the liver parenchyma was noted in group A. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups regarding postoperative ICU stay, hospital stay, postoperative morbidities, and readmission rates. CONCLUSION Clamp-crush technique is advocated as a simple, easy, safe, and cheaper method for hepatic parenchymal transection in living donors.
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Mehrabi A, Hoffmann K, Nagel AJ, Ghamarnejad O, Khajeh E, Golriz M, Büchler MW. Technical Aspects of Stapled Hepatectomy in Liver Surgery: How We Do It. J Gastrointest Surg 2019; 23:1232-1239. [PMID: 30820793 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-019-04159-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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There are diverse approaches to parenchymal transection and the preferred approach remains controversial among liver surgeons. Stapling devices, which were initially established for vascular control, have been the standard parenchymal transection technique in many departments for more than 15 years. This article describes the technical aspects, tips, and tricks of stapled hepatectomy using right hemihepatectomy as an example. The existing literature on this topic is also reviewed.
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- Arianeb Mehrabi
- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Liver Surgery, Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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The Prognostic Value of Varying Definitions of Positive Resection Margin in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 22:1350-1357. [PMID: 29633114 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3748-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Varying definitions of resection margin clearance are currently employed among patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM). Specifically, a microscopically positive margin (R1) has alternatively been equated with an involved margin (margin width = 0 mm) or a margin width < 1 mm. Consequently, patients with a margin width of 0-1 mm (sub-mm) are inconsistently classified in either the R0 or R1 categories, thus obscuring the prognostic implications of sub-mm margins. METHODS Six hundred thirty-three patients who underwent resection of CRLM were identified. Both R1 definitions were alternatively employed and multivariable analysis was used to determine the predictive power of each definition, as well as the prognostic implications of a sub-mm margin. RESULTS Five hundred thirty-nine (85.2%) patients had a margin width ≥ 1 mm, 42 had a sub-mm margin width, and 52 had an involved margin (0 mm). A margin width ≥ 1 mm was associated with improved survival vs. a sub-mm margin (65 vs. 36 months; P = 0.03) or an involved margin (65 vs. 33 months; P < 0.001). No significant difference in survival was detected between patients with involved vs. sub-mm margins (P = 0.31). A sub-mm margin and an involved margin were both independent predictors of worse OS (HR 1.66, 1.04-2.67; P = 0.04, and HR 2.14, 1.46-3.16; P < 0.001, respectively) in multivariable analysis. Importantly, after combining the two definitions, patients with either an involved margin or a sub-mm margin were associated with worse OS in multivariable analysis (HR 1.94, 1.41-2.65; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Patients with involved or sub-mm margins demonstrated a similar inferior OS vs. patients with a margin width > 1 mm. Consequently, a uniform definition of R1 as a margin width < 1 mm should perhaps be employed by future studies.
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Feasibility and Technique for Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery Liver Resection: A Porcine Model. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2017; 27:e6-e11. [PMID: 28030435 PMCID: PMC5287436 DOI: 10.1097/sle.0000000000000367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a challenging minimally invasive procedure. Although laparoscopic techniques for liver resection are gaining acceptance worldwide, few studies have investigated NOTES liver resection. We used a porcine model to assess the feasibility and safety of transvaginal NOTES liver resection (TV NOTES LR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine female pigs underwent TV NOTES LR. A nonsurvival acute porcine model with general anesthesia was used in all cases. Using hybrid NOTES technique, we placed only 1 umbilical 12-mm umbilical trocar in the abdominal wall, which was used to create pneumoperitoneum. A laparoscope was then advanced to obtain intra-abdominal visualization. A 15-mm vaginal trocar was inserted under direct laparoscopic vision, and a flexible endoscope was introduced through the vaginal trocar. A long, flexible grasper and endocavity retractor were used to stably retract the liver. The liver edge was partially transected using energy devices inserted through the umbilical trocar. To transect the left lateral lobe, a flexible linear stapler was inserted alongside the vaginal trocar. A specimen extraction bag was deployed and extracted transvaginally. Blood loss, bile leakage, operative time, and specimen size were evaluated. Necropsy studies were performed after the procedures. RESULTS Eighteen transvaginal NOTES partial liver resections and 4 transvaginal NOTES left lateral lobectomies were successfully performed on 9 pigs. Mean operative time was 165.8 minutes, and mean estimated blood loss was 76.6 mL. All TV NOTES LRs were performed without complications or deaths. Necropsy showed no bile leakage from remnant liver. CONCLUSIONS Our porcine model suggests that TV NOTES LR is technically feasible and safe and has the potential for clinical use as a minimally invasive alternative to conventional laparoscopic liver resection.
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Kaneko H, Otsuka Y, Kubota Y, Wakabayashi G. Evolution and revolution of laparoscopic liver resection in Japan. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2017; 1:33-43. [PMID: 29863134 PMCID: PMC5881311 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Due to important technological developments and improved endoscopic techniques, laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is now considered the approach of choice and is increasingly performed worldwide. Recent systematic reviews and meta‐analyses of observational data reported that LLR was associated with less bleeding, fewer complications, and no oncological disadvantage; however, no prospective randomized trials have been conducted. LLR will continue to evolve as a surgical approach that improves patient's quality of life. LLR will not totally supplant open liver surgery, and major LLR remains to be technically challenging procedure. The success of LLR depends on individual learning curves and adherence to surgical indications. A recent study proposed a scoring system for stepwise application of LLR, which was based on experience at high‐volume Japanese centers. A cluster of deaths after major LLR was sensationally reported by the Japanese media in 2014. In response, the Japanese Society of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery conducted emergency data collection on operative mortality. The results demonstrated that mortality was not higher than that for open procedures except for hemi‐hepatectomy with biliary reconstruction. An online prospective registry system for LLR was established in 2015 to be transparent for patients who might potentially undergo treatment with this newly developed, technically demanding surgical procedure.
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- Hironori Kaneko
- Division of General and Gastroenterological Surgery Department of Surgery Toho University Faculty of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Division of General and Gastroenterological Surgery Department of Surgery Toho University Faculty of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Division of General and Gastroenterological Surgery Department of Surgery Toho University Faculty of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Division of General and Gastroenterological Surgery Department of Surgery Toho University Faculty of Medicine Tokyo Japan.,Department of Surgery Ageo Central General Hospital Saitama Japan
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Xie SM, Xiong JJ, Liu XT, Chen HY, Iglesia-García D, Altaf K, Bharucha S, Huang W, Nunes QM, Szatmary P, Liu XB. Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1012. [PMID: 28432295 PMCID: PMC5430829 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00978-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The effects of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) and open liver resection (OLR) on oncological outcomes for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CCLM) remain inconclusive. Major databases were searched from January 1992 to October 2016. Effects of LLR vs OLR were determined. The primary endpoints were oncological outcomes. In total, 32 eligible non-randomized studies with 4697 patients (LLR: 1809, OLR: 2888) were analyzed. There were higher rates of clear surgical margins (OR: 1.64, 95%CI: 1.32 to 2.05, p < 0.00001) in the LLR group, without significant differences in disease recurrence, 3- or 5-year overall survival(OS) and disease free survival(DFS) between the two approaches. LLR was associated with less intraoperative blood loss (WMD: −147.46 [−195.78 to −99.15] mL, P < 0.00001) and fewer blood transfusions (OR: 0.41 [0.30–0.58], P < 0.00001), but with longer operation time (WMD:14.44 [1.01 to 27.88] min, P < 0.00001) compared to OLR. Less overall morbidity (OR: 0.64 [0.55 to 0.75], p < 0.00001) and shorter postoperative hospital stay (WMD: −2.36 [−3.06 to −1.66] d, p < 0.00001) were observed for patients undergoing LLR, while there was no statistical difference in mortality. LLR appears to be a safe and feasible alternative to OLR in the treatment of CCLM in selected patients.
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- Si-Ming Xie
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Cheng du, China.,People's Hospital of Deyang, Deyang, China
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- Departments of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Departments of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Clinical Directorate of General Surgery, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Clinical Directorate of General Surgery, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Clinical Directorate of General Surgery, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Clinical Directorate of General Surgery, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Clinical Directorate of General Surgery, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Clinical Directorate of General Surgery, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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- Departments of Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Bhutiani N, Philips P, Martin RCG, Scoggins CR. Impact of surgical margin clearance for resection of secondary hepatic malignancies. J Surg Oncol 2015; 113:289-95. [PMID: 26662026 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Over the past several decades, there has been increasing discussion regarding the optimal management of secondary liver malignancies. Traditionally, resection has only been recommended if it could be accomplished with negative microscopic margins of at least 10 mm. However, many investigators have pushed this limit to offer resection to patients with narrower margins. We review the data regarding the impact of margin clearance on outcomes for patients undergoing hepatic metastasectomy.
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- Neal Bhutiani
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Wakabayashi G, Ikeda T, Otsuka Y, Nitta H, Cho A, Kaneko H. General Gastroenterological Surgery 3: Liver. Asian J Endosc Surg 2015; 8:365-73. [PMID: 26708579 DOI: 10.1111/ases.12225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Calise F, Giuliani A, Sodano L, Crolla E, Bianco P, Rocca A, Ceriello A. Segmentectomy: is minimally invasive surgery going to change a liver dogma? Updates Surg 2015. [PMID: 26198383 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-015-0318-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nowadays, the respective approach to hepatic resections (for malignant or benign liver lesions) is oriented toward minimal parenchymal resection. This surgical behavior is sustained by several observations that surgical margin width is not correlated with recurrence of malignancies. Parenchymal-sparing resection reduces morbidity without changing long-term results and allows the possibility of re-do liver resection in case of recurrence. Minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) is performed worldwide and is considered a standard of care for many surgical procedures. MILS is associated with less blood loss, less analgesic requirements, and shorter length of hospital with a better quality of life. One of the more frequent criticisms to MILS is that it represents a more challenging approach for anatomical segmentectomies and that in most cases a non-anatomical resection could be performed with thinner resection margins compared with open surgery. But even in the presence of reduced surgical margins, oncological results in the short- and long-term follow-up seem to be the same such as open surgery. The purpose of this review is to try to understand whether chasing at any cost laparoscopic anatomical segmentectomies is still necessary whereas non-anatomical resections, with a parenchymal-sparing behavior, are feasible and overall recommended also in a laparoscopic approach. The message coming from this review is that MILS is opening more and more new frontiers that are still need to be supported by further experience.
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- Fulvio Calise
- Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Center, "Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy,
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Hepatobiliary surgery outcomes have significantly improved since the early 1970s. Surgical and anesthetic advances related to patient selection, alternative surgical management options, and reduction of operative blood loss have been important. Postoperative analgesic regimens are being modified to include intrathecal opiates and to embrace enhanced recovery regimens.
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Schwartz ME, Miller CM, Roayaie S, Gomatos IP, Konstadoulakis MM. Metzenbaum-assisted liver resection: a safe and effective liver resection technique. Dig Surg 2014; 31:312-7. [PMID: 25401989 DOI: 10.1159/000366288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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AIM We hereby present and evaluate a technique for hepatic parenchymal transection based on the application of Metzenbaum scissors and clips during liver ischemia. METHODS Our technique was retrospectively evaluated in 32 noncirrhotic, noncholestatic patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and 32 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (23 of whom cirrhotic, 71.9%). Patient data were retrieved from our Hepatobiliary Surgery Database. Type and duration of vascular clamping, blood transfusion requirements, marginal status and immediate postoperative complications were analyzed. RESULTS Twenty-seven extended (>4 liver segments; 42.2%) and 37 nonextended (≤4 liver segments; 57.8%) liver resections were analyzed. Warm liver ischemia duration was 14 (interquartile range: 11-17.8) min. Thirty-three patients (51.6%) were transfused with a median of 2 (1.5-3) units of packed red blood cells. Tumor-free margins were achieved in 90.6% of cases (n = 58). The overall morbidity rate was 18.8% with a 4.7% mortality rate. Our technique allowed for excellent identification and safe dissection and preservation, or ligation of major liver vessels. CONCLUSIONS The proposed technique is simple, fast, safe and with low cost. It is associated with limited postoperative complications while from an oncologic standpoint it enables the surgeon to achieve a high percentage of tumor-free margins while protecting major vascular structures.
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- Myron E Schwartz
- Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y., USA
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Lee BH, Yun SS, Kim MK, Jung HK, Lee DS, Kim HJ. Rationale and surgical technique of laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy using endoscopic staples. Ann Surg Treat Res 2014; 87:66-71. [PMID: 25114885 PMCID: PMC4127897 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2014.87.2.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Purpose Laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy (LLLS) has been widely accepted due to benefits of minimally invasive surgery. Some surgeons prefer to isolate glissonian pedicles to segments II and III and to control individual pedicles with surgical clips, whereas opt like to control glissonian pedicles simultaneously using endoscopic stapling devices. The aim of this study was to find the rationale of LLLS using endoscopic staples. Methods We retrospectively analyzed and compared the clinical outcomes (operation time, drainage length, transfusion, hospital stay, and complication rate) of 35 patients that underwent LLLS between April 2004 and February 2012. Patients were dichotomized by surgical technique based on whether glissonian pedicles were isolated and controlled (the individual group, n = 21) or controlled using endoscopic staples at once (the batch group, n = 14). Results Mean operation time was 265.3 ± 21.3 minutes (mean ± standard deviation) in the individual group and 170 ± 22.9 minutes in the batch group. Operation time in the batch group was significantly shorter than the individual group (P = 0.007). Mean drainage length was 4.8 ± 1.6 and 2.6 ± 1.5 days in the individual and the batch group. There was significantly shorter in the batch group, also (P = 0.006). No transfusion was required in the batch group, but 4 patients in the individual group needed transfusion. Mean hospital stay was 10.7 ± 1.1 and 9.4 ± 0.8 days in the individual and the batch groups (P = 0.460). There were no significant complications or mortality in both groups. Conclusion LLLS using endoscopic staples (batch group) was found to be an easier and safer technique without morbidity or mortality.
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- Beom Hui Lee
- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea
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Cheung TT, Poon RTP, Yuen WK, Chok KSH, Tsang SHY, Yau T, Chan SC, Lo CM. Outcome of laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases. ANZ J Surg 2013; 83:847-852. [PMID: 23035809 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver resection provides one of the best oncological outcomes for liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer. However, long-term results concerning laparoscopic resection versus open hepatectomy for stage IV colon cancer are still limited. The aim of this study is to compare the survival outcome of laparoscopic liver resection with open liver resection for colorectal metastases. METHOD Between October 2002 and September 2011, a total of 1697 patients underwent liver resection for liver tumour and 60 patients underwent pure laparoscopic liver resection. Twenty patients had laparoscopic resection for colorectal liver metastases. Case-matched control patients who received open liver resection were included for comparison. The immediate operative outcomes and survival outcomes including operation morbidity were compared. RESULTS Twenty patients underwent laparoscopic resection of liver metastases. Forty patients who had open hepatectomy for colorectal metastases were selected as case control. Comparing the laparoscopic group with the open resection group, the median operating time was 180 min versus 210 min P = 0.059, the median blood loss was 200 versus 310 mL (P = 0.043). Hospital stay was 4.5 versus 7 days (P = 0.021), disease-free survival was 9.8 versus 10.9 months (P = 0.299), and the median survival was 69.4 versus 42.1 months (P = 0.235). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic liver resection is a safe and effective treatment for liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer. It is associated with less blood loss and shorter hospital stay when compared with open surgery. Long-term survival is comparable to the conventional open approach.
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- Tan To Cheung
- Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Long-term survival analysis of pure laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center experience. Ann Surg 2013; 257:506-11. [PMID: 23299521 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31827b947a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic liver resection has been reported as a safe and effective approach to the management of liver cancer. However, studies of long-term outcomes regarding tumor recurrence and patient survival in comparison with the conventional open approach are limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the survival outcome of laparoscopic liver resection versus open liver resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between October 2002 and September 2009, 32 patients underwent pure laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Case-matched control patients (n = 64) who received open liver resection for HCC were included for comparison. Patients were matched in terms of cancer stage, tumor size, location of tumor, and magnitude of resection. Immediate operation outcomes, operation morbidity, disease-free survival, and overall survival were compared between groups. RESULTS With the laparoscopic group compared with the open resection group, operation time was 232.5 minutes versus 204.5 minutes (P = 0.938), blood loss was 150 mL versus 300 mL (P = 0.001), hospital stay was 4 days versus 7 days (P < 0.0001), postoperative complication was 2 (6.3%) versus 12 (18.8%) (P = 0.184), disease-free survival was 78.5 months versus 29 months (P = 0.086), and overall survival was 92 months versus 71 months (P = 0.142). The disease-free survival for stage II HCC was 22.1 months versus 12.4 months (P = 0.075). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic liver resection for HCC is associated with less blood loss, shorter hospital stay, and fewer postoperative complications in selected patients with no compromise in survival.
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A New Anatomical Vision: Liver Surgery on the Screen. Updates Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-2664-3_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Segmentectomies (Chapters 26–34): A Foreword. Updates Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-2664-3_25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bleeding in Hepatic Surgery: Sorting through Methods to Prevent It. HPB SURGERY : A WORLD JOURNAL OF HEPATIC, PANCREATIC AND BILIARY SURGERY 2012; 2012:169351. [PMID: 23213268 PMCID: PMC3506885 DOI: 10.1155/2012/169351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Liver resections are demanding operations which can have life threatening complications although they are performed by experienced liver surgeons. The parameter “Blood Loss” has a central role in liver surgery, and different strategies to minimize it are a key to improve results. Moreover, recently, new technologies are applied in the field of liver surgery, having one goal: safer and easier liver operations. The aim of this paper is to review the different principal solutions to the problem of blood loss in hepatic surgery, focusing on technical aspects of new devices.
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Li Petri S, Gruttadauria S, Pagano D, Echeverri GJ, Francesco FD, Cintorino D, Spada M, Gridelli B. Surgical Management of Complex Liver Trauma: A Single Liver Transplant Center Experience. Am Surg 2012. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Complex liver trauma often presents major diagnostic and management problems. Current operative management is mainly centered on packing, damage control, and early utilization of interventional radiology for angiography and embolization. In this retrospective observational study of patients admitted to the Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, Palermo, Italy, from 1999 to 2010, we included patients that underwent hepatic resection for complex liver injuries (grade I to Vaccording to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-Organ Injury Scale). Age, gender, mechanism of trauma, type of resection, surgical complications, length of hospital stay, and mortality were the variables analyzed. A total of 53 adult patients were admitted with liver injury and 29 underwent surgical treatment; the median age was 26.7 years. Mechanism was blunt in 52 patients. The overall morbidity was 30 per cent, morbidity related to liver resection was 15.3 per cent. Mortality was 2 per cent in the series of patients undergoing liver resection for complex hepatic injury, whereas in the nonoperative group, morbidity was 17 per cent and mortality 2 per cent. Liver resection should be considered a serious surgical option, as initial or delayed management, in patients with complex liver injury and can be accomplished with low mortality and liver-related morbidity when performed in specialized liver surgery/transplant centers.
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- Sergio Li Petri
- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Italy, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Risselada M, Polyak MMR, Ellison GW, Bacon NJ, Van Gilder JM, Coomer AR, Thieman KE. Postmortem evaluation of surgery site leakage by use of in situ isolated pulsatile perfusion after partial liver lobectomy in dogs. Am J Vet Res 2010; 71:262-7. [DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.3.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide a review of the world literature on laparoscopic liver resection. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Initially described for peripheral, benign tumors resected by nonanatomic wedge resections, minimally invasive liver resections are now being performed more frequently, even for larger, malignant tumors located in challenging locations. Although a few small review articles have been reported, a comprehensive review on laparoscopic liver resection has not been published. METHODS We conducted a literature search using Pubmed, screening all English publications on laparoscopic liver resections. All data were analyzed and apparent case duplications in updated series were excluded from the total number of patients. Tumor type, operative characteristics, perioperative morbidity, and oncologic outcomes were tabulated. RESULTS A total of 127 published articles of original series on laparoscopic liver resection were identified, and accounted for 2,804 reported minimally invasive liver resections. Fifty percent were for malignant tumors, 45% were for benign lesions, 1.7% were for live donor hepatectomies, and the rest were indeterminate. Of the resections, 75% were performed totally laparoscopically, 17% were hand-assisted, and 2% were laparoscopic-assisted open hepatic resection (hybrid) technique, with the remainder being other techniques or conversions to open hepatectomies. The most common laparoscopic liver resection was a wedge resection or segmentectomy (45%) followed by anatomic left lateral sectionectomy (20%), right hepatectomy (9%), and left hepatectomy (7%). Conversion from laparoscopy to open laparotomy and from laparoscopy to hand-assisted approach occurred in 4.1% and 0.7% of reported cases, respectively. Overall mortality was 9 of 2,804 patients (0.3%), and morbidity was 10.5%, with no intraoperative deaths reported. The most common cause of postoperative death was liver failure. Postoperative bile leak was observed in 1.5% of cases. For cancer resections, negative surgical margins were achieved in 82% to 100% of reported series. The 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates after laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma were 50% to 75% and 31% to 38.2%, respectively. The 3-year overall and disease-free survival rates after laparoscopic liver resection for colorectal metastasis to the liver were 80% to 87% and 51%, respectively. CONCLUSION In experienced hands, laparoscopic liver resections are safe with acceptable morbidity and mortality for both minor and major hepatic resections. Oncologically, 3- and 5-year survival rates reported for hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer metastases are comparable to open hepatic resection, albeit in a selected group of patients.
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Kaneko H, Tsuchiya M, Otsuka Y, Yajima S, Minagawa T, Watanabe M, Tamura A. Laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 16:433-8. [PMID: 19458892 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0123-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We have used laparoscopic hepatectomy as a surgical treatment for HCC in patients with cirrhosis. We describe the indications, evaluate invasiveness and analyze the outcomes of laparoscopic hepatectomy. METHODS AND RESULTS With respect to operative method, laparoscopic hepatectomy involving either partial hepatectomy or left lateral sectionectomy is a less invasive procedure in patients with cirrhosis than conventional hepatectomy. Among our laparoscopic hepatectomy cases, operative time was shorter and bleeding was less in recent, as compared to earlier, cases. Furthermore, laparoscopic hepatectomy was less invasive than conventional hepatectomy, as determined by the E-PASS scoring system. Patients also recovered more quickly, which resulted in shorter hospital stays even for patients with cirrhosis. Both the 5-year survival rate and the rate of survival without recurrence of HCC were nearly identical to those of open conventional hepatectomy. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that laparoscopic hepatectomy avoids the disadvantages of standard hepatectomy for HCC in properly selected patients with cirrhosis and that its minimal invasiveness improves patients' quality of life.
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- Hironori Kaneko
- Department of Surgery (Omori), Toho University School of Medicine, 6-11-1 Omorinishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-0015, Japan.
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Tsuchiya M, Otsuka Y, Tamura A, Nitta H, Sasaki A, Wakabayashi G, Kaneko H. Status of endoscopic liver surgery in Japan: a questionnaire survey conducted by the Japanese Endoscopic Liver Surgery Study Group. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 16:405-9. [PMID: 19458895 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0119-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE In 2007, the First Annual Meeting of the Japanese Endoscopic Liver Surgery Study Group was convened. We report the results of a questionnaire survey conducted by this study group that attempted to assess the current status and safety of endoscopic liver surgery. METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted at 26 hospitals to determine the operative procedures, rates of conversion to open surgery, and morbidity rates in patients who had undergone laparoscopic hepatectomy and endoscopic ablation therapy. RESULTS Laparoscopic hepatectomy was performed in 471 patients by means of nonanatomical partial resection (57.7%), left lateral sectionectomy (24.6%), hemihepatectomy (12.5%), sectionectomy other than lateral sectionectomy (2.5%), and segmentectomy (2.5%). Hepatectomy was performed by a totally laparoscopic procedure in 47% of the patients and by a hybrid procedure in 53%. The rate of complications was 12.3%; there was no case of serious liver failure or operative mortality. Endoscopic ablation therapy was performed in 169 patients through a thoracoscopic (25.4%) or laparoscopic approach (74.6%), using radiowaves (55.6%), microwaves (40.2%), cryotherapy (1.8%), or ethanol (0.6%). The incidence of complications was 6.6%. CONCLUSIONS In properly selected patients, laparoscopic hepatectomy and endoscopic ablation therapy are safe treatments for liver tumors.
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- Masaru Tsuchiya
- Division of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Department of Surgery (Omori), Toho University School of Medicine, 6-11-1 Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan
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Pilgrim CHC, To H, Usatoff V, Evans PM. Laparoscopic hepatectomy is a safe procedure for cancer patients. HPB (Oxford) 2009; 11:247-51. [PMID: 19590655 PMCID: PMC2697899 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00045.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Utilizing laparoscopy for major surgeries such as hepatectomy is a relatively new concept. Initially, benign pathologies dominated indications for resection. Our experience in an Australian setting with primarily malignant diagnoses is described. METHODS A review of patients' profiles, pathology, surgery and outcome was performed on 35 patients between December 2005 and August 2008. Data were collected and analysed retrospectively from medical records on a pre-designed datasheet. RESULTS Commonest indication for resection was colorectal metastasis (54%), 71% of all resections were for malignancy. Average operating time was 2 h 31 min (range 30 min-7 h, 15 min). Major morbidity consisted of one bile leak, two subphrenic abscesses and one pulmonary embolus. There were no deaths. Conversion to open was required in 20% and two patients required intra-operative blood transfusions. Average length of stay overall was 6.1 days (range 1-27), but as low as 2 days for some left lateral sectionectomies. Cessation of parenteral analgesia, return to normal diet and full mobility were achieved on average at 2.4, 2.3 and 2.8 days. Significant post-operative liver dysfunction was seen in two patients, which returned to normal by discharge. One patient died of disease progression 4 months after surgery. There were two involved margins in 35 patients (6%). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic hepatectomy is a developing and safe technique in a select group of patients including those with malignancies, resulting in short hospital stays, rapid return to normal diet, full mobility and minimal morbidity with acceptable oncological parameters. This study is not comparative in nature, but provides evidence to support further investigation and establishment of this new technique for liver resection.
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Porembka MR, Doyle MBM, Hamilton NA, Simon PO, Strasberg SM, Linehan DC, Hawkins WG. Utility of the Gyrus open forceps in hepatic parenchymal transection. HPB (Oxford) 2009; 11:258-63. [PMID: 19590657 PMCID: PMC2697894 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00048.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate if the Gyrus open forceps is a safe and efficient tool for hepatic parenchymal transection. BACKGROUND Blood loss during hepatic transection remains a significant risk factor for morbidity and mortality associated with liver surgery. Various electrosurgical devices have been engineered to reduce blood loss. The Gyrus open forceps is a bipolar cautery device which has recently been introduced into hepatic surgery. METHODS We conducted a single-institution, retrospective review of all liver resections performed from November 2005 through November 2007. Patients undergoing resection of at least two liver segments where the Gyrus was the primary method of transection were included. Patient charts were reviewed; clinicopathological data were collected. RESULTS Of the 215 open liver resections performed during the study period, 47 patients met the inclusion criteria. Mean patient age was 61 years; 34% were female. The majority required resection for malignant disease (94%); frequent indications included colorectal metastasis (66%), hepatocellular carcinoma (6%) and cholangiocarcinoma (4%). Right hemihepatectomy (49%), left hemihepatectomy (13%) and right trisectionectomy (13%) were the most frequently performed procedures. A total of 26 patients (55%) underwent a major ancillary procedure concurrently. There were no operative mortalities. Median operative time was 220 min (range 97-398 min). Inflow occlusion was required in nine patients (19%) for a median time of 12 min (range 3-30 min). Median total estimated blood loss was 400 ml (range 10-2000 ml) and 10 patients (21%) required perioperative transfusion. All patients had macroscopically negative margins. Median length of stay was 8 days. Two patients (4%) had clinically significant bile leak. The 30-day postoperative mortality was zero. CONCLUSIONS Use of the Gyrus open forceps appears to be a safe and efficient manner of hepatic parenchymal transection which allows rapid transection with acceptable blood loss, a low rate of perioperative transfusion, and minimal postoperative bile leak.
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- Matthew R Porembka
- Section of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Robles Campos R, Marín Hernández C, López Conesa A, Abellán B, Pastor Pérez P, Parrilla Paricio P. La resección laparoscópica de los segmentos del lóbulo hepático izquierdo debe ser el abordaje inicial en centros con experiencia. Cir Esp 2009; 85:214-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 11/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Robles Campos R, Hernández CM, Conesa AL, Abellán B, Pérez PP, Paricio PP. “Laparoscopic resection of the left segments of the liver: the num referideal technique” in experienced centres? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s2173-5077(09)70136-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Castaldo ET, Earl TM, Chari RS, Gorden DL, Merchant NB, Wright JK, Feurer ID, Pinson CW. A clinical comparative analysis of crush/clamp, stapler, and dissecting sealer hepatic transection methods. HPB (Oxford) 2008; 10:321-6. [PMID: 18982146 PMCID: PMC2575677 DOI: 10.1080/13651820802320040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Several methods for hepatic parenchymal division exist. The primary aim was to assess differences in postoperative bile leaks, operative blood loss, and margin status between three transection methods: crush/clamp (CC), stapler (SP), or dissecting sealer (DS). METHODS A single institution, retrospective cohort study was performed on data collected over a three-year period in patients undergoing elective liver resection using the CC, SP, or DS. Patients were excluded if multiple methods of transection were used or for intraoperative death. The association of bile leak with transection type was assessed. A logistic regression model was tested to assess if blood loss was associated with the covariates of transection method, use of portal inflow occlusion, extent of liver resection, and other concurrent major operations. RESULTS Analyses included 141 patients. The stapler method was quicker than the other methods (p=0.01). The risk of postoperative bile leak was no different between CC, SP, and DS transection methods (p=0.23). There was no difference in mean blood loss or transfusions; however, hepatectomies performed with DS were associated with an increased risk of blood loss > or = 1000 mL compared to CC (p=0.04). There were no differences in mean surgical margin between the three methods. CONCLUSION The risk of bile leaks was not different between the three methods. While mean blood loss was similar, hepatectomy performed with the DS was associated with an increased risk of having operative blood loss > or = 1000 mL compared to CC. Margins were equal by all methods. The stapler method was quicker.
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- Eric T. Castaldo
- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA,Department of Biostatistics, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville TNUSA
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Kaneko H, Otsuka Y, Tsuchiya M, Tamura A, Katagiri T, Yamazaki K. Application of devices for safe laparoscopic hepatectomy. HPB (Oxford) 2008; 10:219-24. [PMID: 18773101 PMCID: PMC2518297 DOI: 10.1080/13651820802166831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The continuing evolution of a variety of laparoscopic instrument and device has been gradually applied to the laparoscopic hepatectomy in many countries. Recent experience has persuaded us that there are great potential benefits derived from laparoscopic hepatectomy and much has been learned about patient selection, the grade of surgical difficulty with respect to tumor location, and the required instrumentation. Among these efforts, various ways of hepatic parenchymal transection with mechanical devices have been attempted and continuing to innovate to perform safe laparoscopic hepatectomy Important technologic developments and improved endoscopic procedures are being established equipment modifications. For safe laparoscopic hepatectomy, it is important to have all necessary equipment. The intraoperative laparoscopic ultrasonography, microwave coagulators, ultrasonic dissection, argon beam coagulators, laparoscopic coagulation shears, endolinear staplers and TissueLink monopolar sealer are essential. This procedure is in need that well experienced endoscopic surgeon and well-experienced liver surgeon should be collaborated in laparoscopic hepatectomy and the indications are strictly followed based upon the location and size of tumors. Finally critical determinant for success and safe laparoscopic hepatectomy is through familiarity with the relevant laparoscopic instruments and equipments. Laparoscopic hepatectomy is expected to develop further in the future as a new surgical instrument, equipment and method, which improves patients' quality of life.
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- H. Kaneko
- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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Balaa FK, Gamblin TC, Tsung A, Marsh JW, Geller DA. Right hepatic lobectomy using the staple technique in 101 patients. J Gastrointest Surg 2008; 12:338-43. [PMID: 17701266 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Application of linear stapling devices for extrahepatic vascular control in liver surgery has been well-established. However, the technique for use of stapling devices in hepatic parenchymal transection is not well defined. PURPOSE To describe the safety and efficacy of our technique for use of vascular stapling devices in hepatic parenchymal transection during open right hepatic lobectomy is the purpose of this study. METHODOLOGY We reviewed our experience with 101 consecutive open right hepatic lobectomies performed by a single surgeon between January 2003 and July 2006, in which vascular staplers were utilized for the parenchymal transection phase. RESULTS Of the 101 patients who underwent resection, 53 (52%) were female. The mean age was 58 years. Malignant disease was the indication for resection in the majority of patients (88%). Of those with cancer, 78% (69 of 89) had metastatic colorectal cancer, 6% (5 of 89) had metastatic neuroendocrine tumor, 4% (4 of 89) had hepatocellular carcinoma, 4% (4 of 89) had cholangiocarcinoma, and the remaining 8% were other metastatic cancers. Twelve patients (12%) underwent resection for hepatic adenoma or symptomatic benign disease (FNH or hemangioma). Forty-eight patients (48%) underwent a major ancillary procedure at the time of hepatic resection. Thirty-nine patients (39%) had a nonanatomic wedge resection of a left lobe lesion, 27 patients (27%) had one or more lesions treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and 6 patients (6%) were treated with a synchronous bowel resection. The median total operative time was 336 min (range 155-620 min). A Pringle maneuver for temporary vascular inflow occlusion was utilized in all cases, with a median time of 9 min (range 4-17 min). Ten patients (10%) required blood transfusion during surgery or in the postoperative period. The maximum transfusion was 2 U of packed red blood cells (PRBC) in seven patients and 1 U of PRBC in three patients. The mean nadir postoperative hematocrit was 28.2. All patients with malignant disease had tumor-free margins at the completion of the procedure. The average hospital length of stay was 6.0 days. One patient (1%) developed a clinically significant bile leak requiring a postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP). No patient required reoperation. The 30 and 60-day postoperative survival was 100%. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that application of vascular stapling devices for parenchymal transection in major hepatic resection is a safe technique, with low transfusion requirements and minimal postoperative bile leak. The technique allows for rapid transection of the entire right hepatic lobe in under 10 min. Short video clips of the technique will be demonstrated.
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- Fady K Balaa
- UPMC Liver Cancer Center, Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Balaa FK, Gamblin TC, Heckman JT, Geller DA. Right Hemihepatectomy for Metastatic Cloacogenic Carcinoma using the Staple Technique. Ann Surg Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9642-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Eguchi S, Kawashita Y, Takatsuki M, Kanematsu T. Application of endovascular stapler in living-donor liver transplantation. Am J Surg 2007; 193:258-9. [PMID: 17236858 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2006] [Revised: 04/21/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We used an endovascular stapler in recipients of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Hepatic veins were transected in 10 recent LDLTs (6 right-lobe and 4 left-lobe grafts), and the portocaval shunt was transected in 5 of these 10 LDLTs. Median operative time with the vascular stapler was 861 minutes (range 675 to 932), whereas the median time to liver explantation was 292 minutes (range 200 to 461) (both with P < or = .05 vs vascular stapler use). To our knowledge, this is the first report on the use of an endovascular stapler device in LDLT.
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- Susumu Eguchi
- Department of Transplantation and Digestive Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, 852-8501, Japan.
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The operative mortality rate of liver resection has decreased from 10% to 20% before the 1980s to <5% in most specialized hepatobiliary centers nowadays. The most important factor for better outcome is reduced blood loss due to improvement in surgical techniques. Liver transection is the most challenging part of liver resection, associated with a risk of massive hemorrhage. Understanding the segmental anatomy of the liver and delineation of the proper transection plane using intraoperative ultrasound are prerequisites to safe liver transection. Clamp crushing and ultrasonic dissection are the two most widely used transection techniques. In recent years, new instruments using different types of energy for coagulation or sealing of vessels have been developed for liver transection. These include radiofrequency devices, Harmonic Scalpel, Ligasure and TissueLink dissecting sealer. Whether these new instruments, used alone or in combination with clamp crushing or ultrasonic dissection, improve the safety of liver transection has not been clearly demonstrated. The use of the vascular stapler for transection of major intrahepatic vascular trunks is also gaining popularity. These new instruments are particularly useful in liver transection during laparoscopic liver resection. Adjunctive measures such as intermittent Pringle maneuver and low central venous pressure anesthesia are also useful measures to reduce the risk of hemorrhage. This article reviews the safety and efficacy of different techniques of liver transection, with particular attention to evidence from randomized controlled trials available in the literature.
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- Ronnie T.P. Poon
- Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary HospitalHong KongChina
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Koffron A, Geller D, Gamblin TC, Abecassis M. Laparoscopic liver surgery: Shifting the management of liver tumors. Hepatology 2006; 44:1694-700. [PMID: 17133494 DOI: 10.1002/hep.21485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Laparoscopic liver surgery has evolved rapidly over the past 5 years in a select number of centers. The growing experience with these procedures has resulted in a shift in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to common liver tumors. The fact that resection of benign and malignant hepatic masses can now be accomplished laparoscopically with relatively low morbidity has influenced the decision-making process for physicians involved in the diagnosis and management of these lesions. For example, should a gastroenterologist or hepatologist seeing a 32-year-old woman with an asymptomatic 4 cm hepatic lesion that is radiologically indeterminate for adenoma or focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH): (1) continue to observe with annual computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI) scans, (2) subject the patient to a liver biopsy, or (3) refer for laparoscopic resection? For a solitary malignant liver tumor in the left lateral segment, should laparoscopic resection be considered the new standard of care, assuming the surgeon can perform the operation safely? We present current data and representative case studies on the use of laparoscopic liver resection at 2 major medical centers in the United States. We propose that surgical engagement defined by the managing physician's decision to proceed with a surgical intervention is increasingly affected by the availability of, and experience with, laparoscopic liver resection.
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- Alan Koffron
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Ferko A, Lesko M, Subrt Z, Melichar B, Hoffman P, Dvorák P, Vacek Z, Liao LR, Habib NA, Kocí J, Motycka P. A modified radiofrequency-assisted approach to right hemihepatectomy. Eur J Surg Oncol 2006; 32:1209-11. [PMID: 16950592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 07/21/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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AIMS To evaluate a modified radiofrequency-assisted approach to right hemihepatectomy. METHODS Following a bilateral subcostal incision and intraoperative ultrasonography, the liver was mobilized in the standard manner, and a cholecystectomy was performed. The portal vein was isolated, encircled, and ligated. After demarcating the liver parenchyma, coagulation necrosis was achieved using a radiofrequency-assisted device along the line demarcated for transecting the liver parenchyma. The actual transection of the liver parenchyma and the right portal vein was done using a surgical scalpel along the radiofrequency-coagulated line. The right hepatic vein was coagulated using the radiofrequency sealer or by stitching in the resection plane. The hepatic artery was not dissected and was sealed together with the bile ducts in the resection plane using the radiofrequency instrument. The hepatic vein was not divided. RESULTS Between July 2005 and July 2006, a total of 49 liver resections were performed in our unit. Of these, the radiofrequency-assisted technique was used in 33 cases with metastatic disease; 14 of these cases had right hemihepatectomies, including 2 repeat resections. The mean operation time was 180min (range, 120-240min), and the average blood transfusion was 0.14U (range, 0-2U). Postoperatively, there was no morbidity, such as bleeding, infection, or biliary fistula, related to the liver resection technique, and no patients died as a result of surgery. In 8 out of the 14 right hemihepatectomies, a right-sided pleural effusion was observed; 3 of them required evacuation. CONCLUSION This paper describes a modified radiofrequency-assisted hemihepatectomy, which allows one to obtain control of the portal blood flow going into the resected part of liver. The modified approach appears to be simple and safe.
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- A Ferko
- Department of Field Surgery, Military Health Science Faculty, Hradec Králové, Defence University Brno, Czech Republic.
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Kaneko H. Laparoscopic hepatectomy: indications and outcomes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 12:438-43. [PMID: 16365815 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-005-1028-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2005] [Accepted: 02/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We outline the indications, evaluate the degree of invasiveness, and analyze the outcomes of laparoscopic hepatectomy, mainly in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The important considerations in determining indications for laparoscopic hepatectomy include tumor size, type, and location. Nodular tumors smaller than 4 cm or pedunculated tumors smaller than 6 cm are suitable candidates. Concerning location, tumors in the lower segment or the left lateral segment are suitable. Regarding operative method, laparoscopic hepatectomy involving either partial hepatectomy or left lateral segmentectomy is a feasible, less invasive procedure. Operative time in our recent laparoscopic hepatectomy patients has decreased, with less bleeding. Furthermore, laparoscopic hepatectomy is less invasive than conventional hepatectomy on evaluation by the Estimation of Physiolic Ability and Surgical Stress (E-PASS) scoring system. Patients recovered more quickly after laparoscopic hepatectomy, which allowed shorter hospitalization. Both the 5-year survival rate for HCC and the survival rate without recurrence were nearly identical to those of open conventional hepatectomy, although further analysis will be necessary to reach definitive conclusions. In conclusion, laparoscopic hepatectomy avoids the disadvantages of standard hepatectomy in properly selected patients and is beneficial for patient quality of life, because it is a minimally invasive procedure when indications are strictly followed.
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- Hironori Kaneko
- Department of Surgery, Omori Hospital, Toho University School of Medicine, 6-11-1 Omorinishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-0015, Japan
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Yoon YS, Han HS, Choi YS, Lee SI, Jang JY, Suh KS, Kim SW, Lee KU, Park YH. Total laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy performed in a child with benign liver mass. J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41:e25-8. [PMID: 16410084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Despite the increasing number of recent reports on laparoscopic liver resection in adults, there are only rare reports on such a procedure being performed in children. The authors report here on a total laparoscopic left lateral sectionectomy that was performed in a 5-year-old girl who had a cystic tumor of the liver. The operative time was 150 minutes, the estimated blood loss was about 100 mL, and no intraoperative transfusion was required. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 11 without any significant complications. The postoperative pathology of the specimen confirmed it to be a mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver with a disease-free resection margin. This case demonstrates that laparoscopic liver resection can be a safe and feasible operative procedure for the pediatric patient with liver disease.
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- Yoo-Seok Yoon
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-Do, 463-707, Seoul, Korea
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Machado MAC, Herman P, Amico EC, Makdissi FF, Bacchella T, Machado MCC. [Use of vascular stapling device in liver resections]. ARQUIVOS DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA 2005; 42:107-10. [PMID: 16127566 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032005000200008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Among several liver resection techniques, the use of stapler in the portal pedicles is an interesting option. AIM To describe the technique of liver resection using a vascular stapling device. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of eight patients underwent hepatic resections with stapling techniques. The authors have used intrahepatic approach glissonian pedicles with the application of a vascular stapler device in all cases. Liver parenchyma and hepatic veins were transected as usual. RESULTS There were no deaths. No complications directly attributable to stapler ligations of portal pedicles were observed. CONCLUSION Stapling techniques can be helpful in hepatic resection procedures. The vascular stapler may significantly reduce glissonian pedicle section time.
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BACKGROUND Liver resection for secondary malignancy has become the standard of care in appropriately staged patients, offering 5-year survival rates of >40%. Reports of laparoscopic liver resection have been published with increasing frequency over the last few years. In these small series approximately one-third of all operations have been for malignancy, but survival figures cannot be assessed yet. METHODS A retrospective review of all laparoscopic liver resections performed by four surgeons in Brisbane between 1997 and 2004 was done. Follow-up was by regular patient review and telephone confirmation. RESULTS Of 84 laparoscopic liver resections, 33 (39%) were for malignancy; 28 of these were for metastases (22 colorectal). Thirteen patients had left lateral sectionectomy with minimal morbidity; nine right hepatectomies were attempted and six cases of segmental or subsegmental resection were performed. Survival rates in 12 patients followed for 2 years with colorectal secondaries were 75% with 67% disease-free. DISCUSSION Laparoscopic liver resection is feasible in highly selected cases of malignant disease. Patients need to be appropriately staged and surgeons need a broad experience of open liver surgery and advanced laparoscopic procedures.
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- Royal Brisbane HospitalBrisbaneAustralia
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- Royal Brisbane HospitalBrisbaneAustralia
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