title: Partial hepatic resection under intermittent hepatic inflow occlusion in patients with chronic liver disease.
abstract: A partial hepatic resection was performed in 13 patients with chronic liver disease using intermittent hepatic inflow occlusion. Eleven patients had liver cirrhosis and two had chronic hepatitis. Seven patients were classified as Child's grade A and six as Child's grade B before operation. Dissection of the hepatic parenchyma was performed during intermittent inflow occlusion. The time of clamping and declamping was 10-20 min and 5-8 min, respectively. Postoperative data on liver function showed recovery to preoperative levels by about 10 days after operation. There were no life-threatening complications. These results indicate that intermittent hepatic inflow occlusion can be achieved easily and safely to allow non-anatomical resection in patients with chronic liver disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ezaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003250:Constriction; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology