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Furumaya A, van Rosmalen BV, de Graeff JJ, Haring MPD, de Meijer VE, van Gulik TM, Verheij J, Besselink MG, van Delden OM, Erdmann JI. Systematic review on percutaneous aspiration and sclerotherapy versus surgery in symptomatic simple hepatic cysts. HPB (Oxford) 2021; 23:11-24. [PMID: 32830070 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2020.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Simple hepatic cysts (SHC) may cause pain and bloating and thus impair quality of life. Whereas current guidelines recommend laparoscopic cyst deroofing, percutaneous aspiration and sclerotherapy (PAS) may be used as a less invasive alternative. This review aimed to assess the efficacy of PAS and surgical management in patients with symptomatic SHC. METHODS A systematic search in PubMed and Embase was performed according to PRISMA-guidelines. Studies reporting symptoms were included. Methodological quality was assessed by the MINORS-tool. Primary outcomes were symptom relief, symptomatic recurrence and quality of life, for which a meta-analysis of proportions was performed. RESULTS In total, 736 patients from 34 studies were included of whom 265 (36%) underwent PAS, 348 (47%) laparoscopic cyst deroofing, and 123 (17%) open surgical management. During weighted mean follow-up of 26.1, 38.2 and 21.3 months, symptoms persisted in 3.5%, 2.1%, 4.2%, for PAS, laparoscopic and open surgical management, respectively. Major complication rates were 0.8%, 1.7%, and 2.4% and cyst recurrence rates were 0.0%, 5.6%, and 7.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION Outcomes of PAS for symptomatic SHC appear to be excellent. Studies including a step-up approach which reserves laparoscopic cyst deroofing for symptomatic recurrence after one or two PAS procedures are needed.
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- Alicia Furumaya
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Hanaki T, Yagyu T, Uchinaka E, Morimoto M, Watanabe J, Tokuyasu N, Takano S, Sakamoto T, Honjo S, Fujiwara Y. Avoidance of bile duct injury during laparoscopic liver cyst fenestration using indocyanine green: A case report. Clin Case Rep 2020; 8:1419-1424. [PMID: 32884766 PMCID: PMC7455442 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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By administering ICG test immediately before laparoscopic liver cyst fenestration, the biliary tract can be easily identified and intraoperative bile duct damage and postoperative bile fistula formation can be avoided, as demonstrated in this case.
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- Takehiko Hanaki
- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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- Division of Surgical OncologyDepartment of SurgerySchool of MedicineTottori University Faculty of MedicineYonagoJapan
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Bernts LHP, Echternach SG, Kievit W, Rosman C, Drenth JPH. Clinical response after laparoscopic fenestration of symptomatic hepatic cysts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc 2018; 33:691-704. [PMID: 30334152 PMCID: PMC6394680 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-018-6490-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic fenestration is one of the treatment options for symptomatic hepatic cysts, either solitary or in context of polycystic liver disease (PLD), but indications, efficacy and surgical techniques are under debate. METHODS A systematic literature search (1950-2017) of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library was performed (CRD42017071305). Studies assessing symptomatic relief or symptomatic recurrence after laparoscopic fenestration in patients with symptomatic, non-parasitic, hepatic cysts were included. Complications were scored according to Clavien-Dindo. Methodological quality was assessed by Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) for cohort studies. Pooled estimates were calculated using a random effects model for meta-analysis. RESULTS Out of 5277 citations, 62 studies with a total of 1314 patients were included. Median NOS-score was 6 out of 9. Median follow-up duration was 30 months. Symptomatic relief after laparoscopic fenestration was 90.2% (95% CI 84.3-94.9). Symptomatic recurrence was 9.6% (95% CI 6.9-12.8) and reintervention rate was 7.1% (95% CI 5.0-9.4). Post-operative complications occurred in 10.8% (95% CI 8.1-13.9) and major complications in 3.3% (95% CI 2.1-4.7) of patients. Procedure-related mortality was 1.0% (95% CI 0.5-1.6). In a subgroup analysis of PLD patients (n = 146), symptomatic recurrence and reintervention rates were significantly higher with respective rates of 33.7% (95% CI 18.7-50.4) and 26.4% (95% CI 12.6-43.0). Complications were more frequent in PLD patients, with a rate of 29.3% (95% CI 16.0-44.5). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic fenestration is an effective procedure for treatment of symptomatic hepatic cysts with a low symptomatic recurrence rate. The symptomatic recurrence rate and risk of complications are significantly higher in PLD patients.
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- Lucas H P Bernts
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboudumc, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboudumc, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboudumc, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Ogasawara Y, Yamada S, Suzuki K, Obinata K, Hashizume A, Tomita S, Okazaki T. Laparoscopic treatment of a simple hepatic cyst using argon beam coagulation. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Imaoka Y, Ohira M, Kobayashi T, Shimizu S, Tahara H, Kuroda S, Ide K, Ishiyama K, Ohdan H. Elective laparoscopic deroofing to treat the spontaneous rupture of a large simple liver cyst: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2016; 2:148. [PMID: 27928780 PMCID: PMC5143329 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-016-0275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The spontaneous rupture of nonparasitic liver cysts (NLC) is sometimes seen in clinical practice. However, there are no guidelines that describe the optimal treatment strategy and the surgical indications for an NLC rupture due to a small number of reports. Here, we present a case who underwent elective laparoscopic deroofing to treat a spontaneously ruptured NLC that had undergone conservative treatment. Case presentation A 67-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for the evaluation of acute abdominal pain after the conservative treatment of an NLC at another hospital. She had stable vital signs and no abdominal rigidity. We performed an elective laparoscopic deroofing following an examination of the cyst relative to the bile ducts and the patient’s general condition. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that there was no solid mass in the cyst. During the laparoscopic surgery, the cyst wall was resected and the back wall of the cyst was incinerated using an inverse-opal-structure electrode. The patient’s postoperative course was stable without any complications. Conclusions We succeeded the conservative therapy and the elective laparoscopic surgery for ruptured of NLC. However, elective surgery in spontaneously ruptured NLC with intraabdominal infection or hemorrhage is still challenging.
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- Yuki Imaoka
- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Wang D, Liu Y, Chen D, Li X, Wu R, Liu W, Leung JW, Zhang C, Li Z. Flexible transgastric endoscopic liver cyst fenestration: A feasibility study in humans (with video). Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e5420. [PMID: 28002325 PMCID: PMC5181809 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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There is no clinical report on the use of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) for the management of patients with large liver cysts.This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of NOTES for liver cyst fenestration in humans using a currently available technique.From February 2009 to June 2010, 4 cases of transgastric endoscopic liver cyst fenestration were performed; in which 3 cases received NOTES only, while 1 case received additional laparoscopic assistance.Mean time to endoscopically locate the liver cyst was 16 minutes (5-22 minutes). Cysts that were present in the left lobe or on the liver surface were easier to locate endoscopically. Transgastric endoscopic liver cyst fenestration was successful in all patients. The use of an occlusion balloon helped in the endoscopic clipping of the gastrotomy incision. Mean operative time was 101.3 minutes (range, 90-112 minutes), and there were no intra- or postoperative complications including infections. All patients recovered well after the surgery, with only minor postoperative throat pain. There was no recurrence at a mean follow-up of 12 months (range, 6-48 months).Small sample size.It may be technically feasible and safe to perform transgastric endoscopic liver cyst fenestration in humans with no recurrence at follow up.
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
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- Department of Anatomy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Symptomatic abdominal simple cysts: is percutaneous sclerotherapy with hypertonic saline and bleomycin a treatment option? Gastroenterol Res Pract 2015; 2015:489363. [PMID: 25878660 PMCID: PMC4386601 DOI: 10.1155/2015/489363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Aim. To evaluate the feasibility of percutaneous sclerotherapy of symptomatic simple abdominal cysts, using hypertonic saline and bleomycin, as an alternative to surgery. Materials and Methods. This study involved fourteen consecutive patients (ten women, four men, mean age: 59.2 y) with nineteen symptomatic simple cysts (liver n = 14, kidney n = 3, and adrenal n = 2) treated percutaneously using a modified method. Initially CT-guided drainage was performed; the next day the integrity of the cyst/exclusion of extravasation or communications was evaluated under fluoroscopy, followed by two injections/reabsorptions of the same quantity of hypertonic NaCl 15% solution and three-time repetition of the same procedure with the addition of bleomycin. The catheter was then removed; the patients were hospitalized for 12 hours and underwent follow-ups on 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th months. Cyst's volumes and the reduction rate (%) were calculated in each evaluation. Results. No pain or complications were noted. A significant cyst's volume reduction was documented over time (P < 0.001). On the 12th month 17 cysts disappeared and two displayed a 98.7% and 68.9% reduction, respectively. Conclusion. This percutaneous approach constitutes a very promising nonsurgical alternative for patients with symptomatic simple cyst, without complications under proper precautions, leading to eliminating the majority of cysts.
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Scheuerlein H, Rauchfuss F, Franke J, Jandt K, Dittmar Y, Trebing G, Settmacher U. Clinical symptoms and sonographic follow-up after surgical treatment of nonparasitic liver cysts. BMC Surg 2013; 13:42. [PMID: 24073663 PMCID: PMC3849589 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-13-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background The optimal treatment of nonparasitic liver cysts is still a topic of debate. Only symptomatic cysts are being considered as requiring treatment. Aim of this study is to evaluate our experience with this disease over the past ten years with a structured follow-up program. Methods From January 2000 to August 2010, 56 consecutive patients with nonparasitic liver cysts were treated at our institution. We assessed morbidity, recurrence and complication rates, quality of life as well as pre- and post-operative sonographic status of the cysts and course of clinical symptoms. Results In 84% of the patients surgery was started as a laparoscopic procedure. Conversion rate was 6.4%. Average diameter of deroofed cysts was 12 cm. Overall complication rate was 16% and overall recurrence rate 28.3% (8.7% recurrences at the surgical site, 19.6% new or enlarged cysts). One half of the patients were symptom-free after surgery and the other half had at least one persisting symptom post-operatively. In one half of these patients with persisting symptoms, symptoms were ameliorated by surgery. In the other half of patients the number of symptoms increased after surgery. Two thirds of the overall patients reported their post-operative health as being good or very good. Conclusions Surgical deroofing is the most effective treatment option for symptomatic liver cysts. Half of our patient population retained at least one symptom from a group of more than ten abdominal symptoms. Only the minority of these cases may be attributed to true recurrence, de-novo cysts or growing pre-existing cysts. The analysis of our cases suggests that the persistent symptoms in our patients may in part be due to the fact that the association between clinical complaints and the liver cysts was not sufficiently established. A more rigid patient selection should be implemented in order to achieve better results from the treatment of cysts. Because even large cysts are frequently asymptomatic, patient selection should not primarily be based on the cyst size only. The decision should be based strictly on the correlation between cyst / cyst location and symptoms / clinical complaints. In our opinion, further diagnostic procedures may be necessary in individual cases to clarify such a correlation.
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- Hubert Scheuerlein
- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena, Germany.
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Cummings JE, Smith RA, Heck RK. Argon beam coagulation as adjuvant treatment after curettage of aneurysmal bone cysts: a preliminary study. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2010; 468:231-7. [PMID: 19495896 PMCID: PMC2795835 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0914-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED The optimal treatment of aneurysmal bone cysts remains an area of debate. Curettage, with or without adjuvant therapy, has been advocated for tumors in most locations. To evaluate argon beam coagulation as adjuvant therapy to curettage, we retrospectively analyzed the complication and recurrence rates in 40 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cyst. For our analysis of recurrence, we excluded six of the 40 patients who were lost to followup or had less than 18 months followup; five patients treated with resection also were excluded. Of the remaining 29 patients, 17 were treated with curettage and argon beam coagulation and 12 were treated with curettage with or without phenol. None of the 17 patients treated with curettage and argon beam coagulation had a recurrence, whereas four patients treated without argon beam coagulation had recurrences. There were no differences between patients treated with or without argon beam coagulation regarding frequencies of intraoperative complications, neurovascular injury, or bone graft incorporation. Argon beam coagulation seems to offer favorable control rates when compared with curettage with or without phenol. No complications have been experienced thus far with its use. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Judd E. Cummings
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104 USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104 USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104 USA ,InMotion Musculoskeletal Institute, Memphis, TN USA
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Okada T, Sasaki F, Kurauchi N, Kubota M, Itoh T, Honda S, Naito S, Todo S. Laparoscopic liver biopsy using cup-shaped punch biopsy forceps and argon beam coagulator in children. Pediatr Surg Int 2007; 23:947-51. [PMID: 17657501 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-1976-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Needle liver biopsy is insufficient for measuring enzyme activity in liver tissue in child cases of intrahepatic cholestasis because the biopsy specimen obtained is too small. This study was undertaken to validate the feasibility of a new, relatively non-invasive laparoscopic liver biopsy technique combining the use of laparoscopic cup-shaped punch biopsy forceps (CPBF) and an argon beam coagulator (ABC) handpiece for the diagnosis and examination of liver enzyme activity in cases of intrahepatic cholestasis in children. The authors performed laparoscopic liver biopsy with the combined use of laparoscopic CPBF and an ABC handpiece in 10 children aged 4 months to 9 years old. Two 5-mm trocars were inserted in each patient after their abdomens had been filled with carbon dioxide gas at a pressure of 8 mmHg. Four to five specimens (each: 0.5 cm(3) in size) were taken at the anterior edge of the left lobe of the liver using laparoscopic CPBF. ABC was sprayed on to the cut liver surface to achieve hemostasis. The duration of the laparoscopic procedure ranged from 25 to 64 (44 +/- 12.8) min. The maximum intraoperative hemorrhage from the biopsied liver bed was 30 ml. The bleeding was easily controlled using ABC for about 1 min. There were no cases of postoperative bleeding, bile leakage from the cut surface, nor intraabdominal infection. There were also no death cases, and only one complication (hydrocele testis) was recorded. Examination by microscopy and assays of enzyme activities were performed using these biopsy specimens, which were sufficient for diagnosis in all patients. Laparoscopic liver biopsy combining the use of laparoscopic CPBF and an ABC handpiece can be performed safely, is less invasive, and provides sufficient samples for examination both by microscopy and enzyme activity assays.
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- Tadao Okada
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
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Neri V, Ambrosi A, Fersini A, Pio Valentino T. Laparoscopic treatment of biliary hepatic cysts: short- and medium-term results. HPB (Oxford) 2006; 8:306-10. [PMID: 18333141 PMCID: PMC2023901 DOI: 10.1080/13651820500465766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative morbidity and, in the medium-term results, the incidence of relapses in the laparoscopic treatment of non-parasitic hepatic cysts (NPHC) and polycystic liver disease (PCLD). PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1999 to 2003, 12 patients with NPHC and 3 patients with PCLD with few large cysts in the anterior hepatic segments underwent laparoscopic fenestration and deroofing. RESULTS There were no conversions and no mortality; the mean operative time was 55 min for NPHC and 120 min for PCLD. Postoperative morbidity comprised two patients with bronchopneumonic infiltrations and in one patient with PCLD ascites resolved spontaneously. All the patients experienced resolution of the symptomatology. Follow-up was carried out from 3 to 38 months (mean 18 months). There was no relapse of the disease. DISCUSSION The preoperative selection of patients is fundamental to program the surgical treatment. Laparoscopy can be considered a safe and efficacious treatment for NPHC and PCLD.
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- Vincenzo Neri
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of General Surgery, Polyclinic of Foggia, University of FoggiaFoggiaItaly
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of General Surgery, Polyclinic of Foggia, University of FoggiaFoggiaItaly
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of General Surgery, Polyclinic of Foggia, University of FoggiaFoggiaItaly
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of General Surgery, Polyclinic of Foggia, University of FoggiaFoggiaItaly
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The role of laparoscopic surgery in the management of benign cystic and solid liver tumours appears to differ according to each tumour type. As regards congenital liver cysts, laparoscopic treatment is now the gold standard for treating selected, huge, accessible, highly symptomatic or complicated cysts. In contrast, the laparoscopic approach is not useful for patients suffering from adult polycystic liver disease (PLD), except for type I PLD with large multiple hepatic cysts. For benign hepatocellular tumours, the surgical management has recently benefited from a better knowledge of the natural history of each type of tumour and from the improvement of imaging techniques in assuring a precise diagnosis of tumour nature. Thus the general tendency has led to a progressive restriction and tailoring of indications for resection in benign liver tumours, selecting only patients with huge, specifically symptomatic or compressive benign tumours or patients suffering from liver cell adenoma. Despite the enthusiastic use of the laparoscopic approach, selective indications for resection of benign liver tumours should indeed remain unchanged. For all types of benign liver tumours, the best indication remains small, superficial lesions, located in the anterior or the lateral segments of the liver. Deep, centrally located lesions or tumours in contact with major vascular or biliary trunks are not ideal candidates for laparoscopic liver resections. When performed by expert liver and laparoscopic surgeons using an adequate surgical technique, the laparoscopic approach is safe for performing minor liver resections and is accompanied by the usual postoperative benefits of laparoscopic surgery. When applied in selected patients and tumours, laparoscopic management of benign liver diseases appears to be a promising technique for hepatobiliary surgeons.
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- Jean-François Gigot
- Unit of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)BrusselsBelgium
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- Unit of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)BrusselsBelgium
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- Unit of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)BrusselsBelgium
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- Department of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo FoundationRochester MinnesotaUSA
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