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Jena SS, Mehta NN, Nundy S. Surgical management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: Controversies and recommendations. Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2023; 27:227-240. [PMID: 37408334 PMCID: PMC10472117 DOI: 10.14701/ahbps.23-028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Hilar cholangiocarcinomas are highly aggressive malignancies. They are usually at an advanced stage at initial presentation. Surgical resection with negative margins is the standard of management. It provides the only chance of cure. Liver transplantation has increased the number of 'curative' procedures for cases previously considered to be unresectable. Meticulous and thorough preoperative planning is required to prevent fatal post-operative complications. Extended resection procedures, including hepatic trisectionectomy for Bismuth type IV tumors, hepatopancreaticoduodenectomy for tumors with extensive longitudinal spread, and combined vascular resection with reconstruction for tumors involving hepatic vascular structures, are challenging procedures with surgical indications expanded. Liver transplantation after the standardization of a neoadjuvant protocol described by the Mayo Clinic has increased the number of patients who can undergo operation.
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- Suvendu Sekhar Jena
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Conticchio M, Salloum C, Allard MA, Golse N, Pittau G, Ciacio O, Vibert E, Sa Cunha A, Cherqui D, Adam R, Azoulay D. The rex shunt for left portal vein reconstruction during hepatectomy for malignancy using of rex-shunt in adults for oncoliver surgery. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:8249-8254. [PMID: 35441315 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09270-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Immediate portal reperfusion is mandatory following hepatectomy combined with portal vein (PV) resection. This retrospective study analyzes the feasibility and the outcomes of the Rex shunt (RS) for reconstruction of the left portal vein (LPV) and reperfusion of the remnant left liver or lobe following hepatectomy for cancer combined with resection of the PV in adult patients. METHODS From 2018 to 2021, an RS was used in the above setting to achieve R0 resection or when the standard LPV reconstruction failed or was deemed technically impossible. RESULTS There were 6 male and 5 female patients (median age, 58 years) with perihilar cancer (5 cases) or miscellaneous cancers invading the PV (6 cases). A major hepatectomy was performed in 10/11 patients. The RS was indicated to achieve R0 resection or for technical reasons in 8 and 3 cases, respectively, and was feasible in all consecutive attempts with (10 cases) or without an interposed synthetic graft (1 case). Two fatal complications (PV thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) and three non-severe complications occurred in four patients within 90 days of surgery. Two patients died of tumor recurrence with a patent RS at 13 and 29 months, and 7 were recurrence free with a patent shunt with a follow-up of 1 to 37 months (median, 15 months). CONCLUSION In case of remnant left liver or lobe following hepatectomy combined with resection of the PV, the RS may help to achieve R0 resection and is a valuable option to perform technically satisfying portal reperfusion of the remnant left liver or lobe.
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- Maria Conticchio
- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unité 935, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Paul Brousse, 94000, Villejuif, France. .,Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France.
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Serrablo A, Serrablo L, Alikhanov R, Tejedor L. Vascular Resection in Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:5278. [PMID: 34771439 PMCID: PMC8582407 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13215278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Among the cholangiocarcinomas, the most common type is perihilar (phCC), accounting for approximately 60% of cases, after which are the distal and then intrahepatic forms. There is no staging system that allows for a comparison of all series and extraction of conclusions that increase the long-term survival rate of this dismal disease. The extension of the resection, which theoretically depends on the type of phCC, is not a closed subject. As surgery is the only known way to achieve a cure, many aggressive approaches have been adopted. Despite extended liver resections and even vascular resections, margins are positive in around one third of patients. In the past two decades, with advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, surgical outcomes and survival rates have gradually improved, although variability is the rule, with morbidity and mortality rates ranging from 14% to 76% and from 0% to 19%, respectively. Extended hepatectomies and portal vein resection, or even right hepatic artery reconstruction for the left side tumors are frequently needed. Salvage procedures when arterial reconstruction is not feasible, as well as hepatopancreatoduodenectomy, are still under evaluation too. In this article, we discuss the aggressive surgical approach to phCC focused on vascular resection. Disparate results on the surgical treatment of phCC made it impossible to reach clear-cut conclusions.
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- Alejandro Serrablo
- Section of Surgery, European Union of Medical Specialists, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
- HPB Surgical Division, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza University, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Medicine School, Zaragoza University, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
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- Division of Liver and Pancreatic Surgery, Moscow Clinical Research Center, 111123 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Surgery, Punta Europa Hospital, 11207 Algeciras, Spain;
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Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Lodenquai P, Ramkissoon S, Ho P, Chow A. Clinically Oriented Classification of Anatomic Variants of the Umbilical Fissure for Ligamentum Teres in the Human Liver. Cureus 2021; 13:e15460. [PMID: 34258122 PMCID: PMC8256764 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background In the classic descriptions of the human liver, the umbilical fissure (UF) is a long, narrow groove on the visceral surface that receives the ligamentum teres hepatis. In this study, we document the UF variations encountered in a series of cadaveric dissections. Methods We reported UF variations using the following classification: Type I refers to "normal" anatomy where there is a long, narrow groove. In type II, the UF was covered by a fibrotic band devoid of hepatic parenchyma. In type III variants, an extension of hepatic parenchyma partially covered but did not obliterate the UF. In type IV variants, the hepatic parenchyma formed a bridge over the UF, completely obliterating the groove. After institutional review board approval, we observed all consecutive cadaveric dissections over five years and recorded the characteristics and dimensions of each UF and its immediate relations. Results There were 69 cadavers, and variant UFs were present in 38 (55.1%) cadavers: type II (1.5%), type III (20.3%), and type IV (33.3%). Conclusions In this Jamaican population, only 44.9% of persons had conventional "normal" anatomy and 55.1% had UF variants. These variants are clinically significant, as they lead to misinterpretation of patient imaging and can hinder operative procedures on the liver.
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- Section of Anatomy, University of the West Indies, Kingston, JAM
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- Anatomy, University of the West Indies, Kingston, JAM
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- Anatomy, University of the West Indies, Kingston, JAM
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Cawich SO, Gardner MT, Shetty R, Pearce NW, Deshpande R, Naraynsingh V, Armstrong T. Human liver umbilical fissure variants: pons hepatis (ligamentum teres tunnel). Surg Radiol Anat 2021; 43:795-803. [PMID: 33538876 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-021-02688-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE In the classical description of normal liver anatomy, the umbilical fissure is a long, narrow groove that receives the ligamentum teres hepatis. The pons hepatis is an anatomic variant, where the umbilical fissure is converted into a tunnel by an overlying bridge of liver parenchyma. We carried out a study to evaluate the existing variations of the umbilical fissure in a Caribbean population. METHODS We observed all consecutive autopsies performed at a facility in Jamaica and selected cadavers with a pons hepatis for detailed study. A pons hepatis was considered present when the umbilical fissure was covered by hepatic parenchyma. We recognized two variants: an open-type (incomplete) pons hepatis in which the umbilical fissure was incompletely covered by parenchyma ≤ 2 cm in length and a closed type (complete) pons hepatis in which the umbilical fissure was covered by a parenchymal bridge > 2 cm and thus converted into a tunnel. We measured the length (distance from transverse fissure to anterior margin of the parenchymatous bridge), width (extension across the umbilical fissure in a coronal plane) and thickness (distance from the visceral surface to the hepatic surface measured at the mid-point of the parenchymal bridge in a sagittal plane) of each pons hepatis. A systematic literature review was also performed to retrieve data from relevant studies. The raw data from these retrieved studies was used to calculate the global point prevalence of pons hepatis and compared the prevalence in our population. RESULTS Of 66 autopsies observed, a pons hepatis was present in 27 (40.9%) cadavers. There were 15 complete variants, with a mean length of 34.66 mm, mean width of 16.98 mm and mean thickness of 10.98 mm. There were 12 incomplete variants, with a mean length of 17.02 mm, width of 17.03 mm and thickness of 9.56 mm. The global point prevalence of the pons hepatis (190/5515) was calculated to be or 3.45% of the global population. CONCLUSIONS We have proposed a classification of the pons hepatis that is reproducible and clinically relevant. This allowed us to identify a high prevalence of pons hepatis (41%) in this Afro-Caribbean population that is significantly greater than the global prevalence (3.45%; P < 0.0001).
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- Shamir O Cawich
- Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- Section of Anatomy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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- Section of Anatomy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
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- Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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Capobianco I, Rolinger J, Nadalin S. Resection for Klatskin tumors: technical complexities and results. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 3:69. [PMID: 30363698 PMCID: PMC6182019 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2018.09.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Klatskin's tumors, actually-redefined as perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (phCCA) do represent 50-70% of all CCAs and develop in a context of chronic inflammation and cholestasis of bile ducts. Surgical resection provides the only chance of cure for this disease but is technically challenging because of the complex, intimate and variable relationship between biliary and vascular structures at this location. Five years survival rates range between 25-45% (median 27-58 months) in case of R0 resection and 0-23% (median 12-21 months) in case of R1 resection respectively. It should be noted that the major costs of high radicality are represented by relative high morbidity and mortality rates (i.e., 20-66% and 0-9% respectively). Considering the fact that radical resection may represent the only curative treatment of phCCA, we focused our review on surgical planning and techniques that may improve resectability rates and outcomes for locally advanced phCCA. The surgical treatment of phCCA can be successful when following aspects have been fulfilled: (I) accurate preoperative diagnostic aimed to identify the tumor in all its details (localization and extension) and to study all the risk factors influencing a posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF): i.e., liver volume, liver function, liver quality, haemodynamics and patient characteristics; (II) High end surgical skills taking in consideration the local extension of the tumor and the vascular invasion which usually require an extended hepatic resection and often a vascular resection; (III) adequate postoperative management aimed to avoid major complications (i.e., PHLF and biliary complications). These are technically challenging operations and must be performed in a high volume centres by hepato-biliary-pancreas (HBP)-surgeons with experience in microsurgical vascular techniques.
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- Ivan Capobianco
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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