title: Laparoscopic intra-operative ultrasound in liver and pancreas resection: Analysis of 93 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laparoscopic inspection before pancreatic and liver surgery is a widely accepted approach and has changed the surgical strategy in a growing number of patients for the last 10 years. The addition of intra-operative ultrasound to laparoscopy has further refined surgical judgments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of open (IOUS) or laparoscopic (LIOUS) ultrasound in patients undergoing hepatic or pancreatic resection for benign or malignant lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the years 2005-2008, 45 patients (aged 42-75 years) were selected for liver resection, and 48 others (aged 14-72 years) were selected for partial pancreatic resection. Intra-operative ultrasound was performed for surgical staging. An Aloka SSD-5500 scanner (Aloka, Tokyo, Japan) was used with a flexible laparoscopic multifrequency linear and an electronic T-shaped linear probe.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LIOUS prevented useless laparotomies in six patients (13.3%) with liver tumors and, coupled with IOUS, revealed previously undetected tumors that required a change in the surgical strategy in 5 others (11.1%). In patients with pancreatic disease, LIOUS excluded the possibility of radical surgery in 7 patients (14.4%) due to the presence of mesenteric vein infiltration, involvement of the celiac or para-aortic nodes, or the presence of liver or peritoneal micro-metastases. In 11 patients with benign lesions, it defined the lesions' relation to the Wirsung duct and splenic vessels, and in 6 others it provided guidance for aspiration of fluid for chemical and cytologic analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LIUOS and IOUS can play fundamental roles in selecting patients for resective surgery and in planning the surgical approach. They provided information that affected surgical strategies in 11 patients with liver disease (24.4%) and 13 with pancreas disease (27%).
authors: General and Laparoscopic Surgery Department - Monaldi Hospital - Naples, Italy.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Piccolboni
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Ciccone
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Settembre
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Corcione
keywords: Laparoscopic ultrasound; Liver surgery; Pancreas surgery
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