title: Vascular exclusion by preserving tumor-contralateral branch of hepatic artery in hepatectomy in treatment liver cancer with cirrhosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effectiveness and safety of vascular exclusion by preserving tumor-contralateral branch of hepatic artery in hepatectomy in treatment liver cancer with cirrhosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 10 cases treated with hepatectomy for liver cancer were analyzed retrospectively. Vascular exclusion by preserving tumor-contralateral branch of hepatic artery was applied to control bleeding. Blood loss, operative time and postoperative hepatic function were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average blood loss was 515mL, the operative time was 191 minutes and the mean time of exclusion was 30.20 minutes. There is no significant difference between hepatic function (serum total bilirubin, alanine transaminase) of postoperative day 7 and that of pre-operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vascular exclusion by preserving tumor-contralateral branch of hepatic artery could effectively control bleeding and preserve hepatic function and is proved to be applicable to patients of liver cancer with cirrhosis.
authors: Department of Surgery, Xiamen University, Zhangzhou, China.
authors: Xiao-Jun
authors: XJ
authors: Xue
authors: Song
authors: S
authors: Zhou
authors: Ran-Ran
authors: RR
authors: Li
authors: Da-Feng
authors: DF
authors: Chen
authors: Wen-You
authors: WY
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D001810:Blood Volume; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult