Non-bleeding technique in resection of hepatoma: report of 49 cases.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the experience and some related problems of non-bleeding technique in partial hepatectomy.


METHODS
49 cases of hepatic tumors were reviewed, including 41 cases of hepatic carcinoma, 3 cases of secondary hepatic carcinoma, 4 cases of haemangioma, and 1 case of hepatic adenoma. Three kinds of bleeding control technique including normothermic complete hepatic vascular exclusion (47/49), complete vascular isolation with hypothermic perfusion (1/49), and partial extracorporeal hepatectomy (1/49) were employed.


RESULTS
The intraoperative volume of blood loss was 1560+/-1252 ml, and operative duration was 4.7+/-0.8 h. One case died perioperatively because of severe bleeding. 31 cases of primary hepatic carcinoma were followed up, the 0.5-, 1-, and 5-year survival rates were 77% (24/31), 55% (17/31), and 36% (11/31) respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
In liver surgery concerning hepatoma in the segment of Couinaud I, IV, V or VIII, Pringle's procedure is still the major method for bleeding control. When the vena cava or/and venae hepaticae was/were implicated, normothermic complete hepatic vascular exclusion is helpful. The partial extracorporeal technique can provide a good exposure to the cava inferior, and is an alternative to the complete extracorporeal method. Intraoperative B ultrasound detection plays an important role in choosing bleeding control technique.
Ding
Yi-Tao
YT
Department of the Hepatobiliary Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China. xqx007@sina.com
Sun
Xi-Tai
XT
Xu
Qing-Xiang
QX
D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged