Mini-Invasive Approach Contributes to Expand the Indication for Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Without Increasing the Incidence of Posthepatectomy Liver Failure and Other Perioperative Complications: A Single-Center Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 439-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Gruttadauria ◽  
Alessandro Tropea ◽  
Duilio Pagano ◽  
Aurelia Guarini ◽  
Rosa Liotta ◽  
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HPB ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S159
Author(s):  
Y. Uemoto ◽  
K. Taura ◽  
T. Nishio ◽  
Y. Kimura ◽  
N. Nam ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Procopet ◽  
Petra Fischer ◽  
Adelina Horhat ◽  
Emil Mois ◽  
Horia Stefanescu ◽  
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The evaluation of patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) referred for liver resection is still a matter of debate. Aims: 1) to compare liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography with hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) in the prediction of decompensation after liver resection in patients with cirrhosis and early HCC; 2) to identify which definition for posthepatectomy liver failure is better associated with survival.Material and methods: Fifty-one patients (MELD score of 10±3) were included. In this group, 34 patients underwent HVPG measurement, of which 13 (38%) had clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) and 35 patients underwent LSM (21.8±17.9 kPa). The study’s end-points were: posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) defined according to International Study Group of Liver Surgery criteria and 3-month decompensation defined as de novo ascites, variceal bleeding, jaundice, hepatic encephalopathy and acute kidney injury. The performance of LSM compared to HVPG in predicting the end-points were assessed by AUROC curves and accuracy.Results: Twenty (39%) patients developed PHLF and 15 (29%) developed decompensationat 3 months. Three-month decompensation tended to be better correlated with survival. LSM performed well in predicting decompensation at 3 months (AUROC=0.78, 95%CI: 0.63-0.94; p=0.01), comparable with HVPG (AUROC=0.89, 95%CI: 0.79-1.00; p<0.01) (DeLong test p=0.21). LSM was not sufficiently accurate to predict PHLF.Conclusion: LSM has a similar performance to HVPG in predicting decompensation at 3 months in patients with early HCC submitted to liver resection. Three-month decompensation is better associated with survival.


Author(s):  
Susumu Eguchi ◽  
Masaaki Hidaka ◽  
Tota Kugiyama ◽  
Akihiko Soyama ◽  
Takanobu Hara ◽  
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HPB Surgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Siniscalchi ◽  
Giorgio Ercolani ◽  
Giulia Tarozzi ◽  
Lorenzo Gamberini ◽  
Lucia Cipolat ◽  
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Introduction. Laparoscopic liver resection is considered risky in cirrhotic patients, even if minor surgical trauma of laparoscopy could be useful to prevent deterioration of a compromised liver function. This study aimed to identify the differences in terms of perioperative complications and early outcome in cirrhotic patients undergoing minor hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma with open or laparoscopic technique. Methods. In this retrospective study, 156 cirrhotic patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma were divided into two groups according to type of surgical approach: laparoscopy (LS group: 23 patients) or laparotomy (LT group: 133 patients). Perioperative data, mortality, and length of hospital stay were recorded. Results. Groups were matched for type of resection, median number of nodules, and median diameter of largest lesions. Groups were also homogeneous for preoperative liver and renal function tests. Intraoperative haemoglobin decrease and transfusions of red blood cells and fresh frozen plasma were significantly lower in LS group. MELD score lasted stable after laparoscopic resection, while it increased in laparotomic group. Postoperative liver and renal failure and mortality were all lower in LS group. Conclusions. Lower morbidity and mortality, maintenance of liver function, and shorter hospital stay suggest the safety and benefit of laparoscopic approach.


Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (18) ◽  
pp. e15458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Peng ◽  
Xiao-Yun Zhang ◽  
Chuan Li ◽  
Tian-Fu Wen ◽  
Lv-Nan Yan ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 12-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikuo Nakamura ◽  
Yuji Iimuro ◽  
Seikan Hai ◽  
Yuichi  Kondo ◽  
Etsuro Hatano ◽  
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Background: Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) was recently defined with the corresponding recommendations as follows: grade A, no change in clinical management; grade B, clinical management with noninvasive treatment; and grade C, clinical management with invasive treatment. In this study, we identified the risk factors for grade B and C PHLF in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: Of 339 HCC patients who underwent curative hepatic resection, 218 were included for analysis. The LHL15 index (uptake ratio of the liver to that of the liver and heart at 15 min) was measured by 99m Tc-GSA (99m technetium-labelled galactosyl human serum albumin); remnant LHL15 was calculated as LHL15 × [1 − (resected liver weight − tumor volume)/whole liver volume without tumor]. Results: A total of 163 patients were classified as having no PHLF, whereas 17, 37, and 1 patient had PHLF grade A, B, and C, respectively. There were significant differences in indocyanine green R15, serum albumin, prothrombin time, Child-Pugh classification, LHL15 and remnant LHL15 between patients with grades B/C PHLF and patients with grade A or no PHLF. Only remnant LHL15 was identified as an independent risk factor for grades B/C PHLF (p = 0.023), with a cut-off value of 0.755. Conclusions: Remnant LHL15 was an independent risk factor for grades B/C PHLF. Patients with impaired remnant LHL15 value of <0.755 should be carefully monitored for PHLF.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuhui Ye ◽  
Banghao Xu ◽  
Kaiyi Lu ◽  
Tingting Lu ◽  
Ling Zhang ◽  
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Abstract Objective A retrospective analysis of the influences of platelet (PLT) counts on liver failure and liver regeneration in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) provides a treatment strategy for clinical prevention and treatment of postoperative liver failure and residual liver regeneration. Method The clinical data of 111 patients with a background of hepatitis B virus infection and who underwent (expanded) half liver resection at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from June 2012 to June 2017 were collected and statistically analyzed. Results On the basis of the International Study Group of Liver Surgery liver failure-grading standards and Dino–Clavien postoperative complication criteria, the incidence of grade B and above liver failure was 55%, and complication II level and above was 47.5% in the PLT decline group after semihepatectomy. The incidence rates in the normal group were 26.8% and 23.9%. A statistically significant difference was determined in the two groups (P1=0.003, P2 = 0.011). The average volumes of liver hyperplasia (residual liver volume (RLV)80.4 days − RLV) in the PLT decline and normal groups were 132.09 ± 61.89 cm3 and 190.89 ± 91.98c cm3, respectively; the average rates of hyperplasia ((RLV80.4days−RLV)/RLV) were 16.59%± 7.36% and 24.78% ± 10.82%. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (PProliferation = 0.001, PProliferation rate = 0.001). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses of postoperative liver failure grade and proliferation rate in patients who underwent semihepatectomy suggested that the decrease in postoperative PLT count (PLT < 125 × 109/L) might be an independent risk factor of severe posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) (PHLF-B or above) and residual liver regeneration rate for patients with primary HCC after half liver resection. No death occurred. Conclusions A correlation existed between PLT count and postoperative PHLF or liver regeneration. Monitoring PLT counts after liver resection may help us predict the suffering from PHLF-B or above and severe postoperative complications.


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