title: Surgical treatment of giant cavernous hemangioma liver.
abstract: In the past five years, 16 adults (10 females, age 25-61 years, mean 48) with giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver measuring 15-31 cm (mean-19) underwent surgery in a single Institution. Diagnosis was made with the help of multimodal investigations- ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), hepatic angiography, hepatic scintigraphy and fine needle biopsy. Ultrasound and CT had sensitivities of 69% and 82% respectively. Fourteen had preoperative selective hepatic artery embolization to study its effect on operative blood loss. Indication for surgery in all cases was a large abdominal mass with varying severity of pain. In addition, 5 had hemetological and/or coagulation abnormalities, hemobilia in 1 and pyrexia in 1. Seven left lobectomies, 3 left lateral segmentectomies, 2 right lobectomies, 2 right trisegmentectomies and 4 non-anatomical resections of 1 to 3 segments were performed. Postoperative complications developed in 25% with no operative mortality. Preoperative selective hepatic artery embolization helped to decrease the operative hemorrhage in 13 (mean blood loss- 1146 ml). In two cases severe bleeding required use of Cell-saver and massive donor blood transfusion. Our results suggest use of preoperative selective hepatic artery embolization and Cell-saver as an adjunct to the liver resection for these vascular tumors.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Surgical Gastroenterology, Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, Academy of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Vishnevsky
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pomelov
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Todua
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Guseinov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*