title: [Application of liver hanging maneuver in anterior approach for isolated complete liver caudate lobectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the technique and effect of liver hanging maneuver in anterior approach for isolated complete liver caudate lobectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 17 patients with liver caudate lobe tumor (13 primary hepatocellular carcinoma, 3 cholangiocarcinoma and 1 liver metastasis from colorectal cancer). Isolated complete caudate lobectomy with liver hanging maneuver was performed in 17 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All 17 patients were successfully received the above-mentioned operation. The operative time was 166-427 (211.5 ± 20.1) min and the intraoperative blood loss was 372-1 208 (472.7 ± 83.6) mL. There was no operative death. The survival rates of follow up for 1, 3 and 5 years were 76.5%, 52.9% and 23.5%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Liver hanging maneuver for isolated complete resection of the caudate lobe is an ideal approach for liver neoplasms resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Xiangfeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiongying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Dewu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Jixiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Guoli
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate