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Glantzounis GK, Korkolis D, Sotiropoulos GC, Tzimas G, Karampa A, Paliouras A, Asimakopoulos AG, Davakis S, Papalampros A, Moris D, Felekouras E. Individualized Approach in the Surgical Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results from a Greek Multicentre Study. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:4387. [PMID: 36139548 PMCID: PMC9496943 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14184387] [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] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and the third leading cause of death worldwide. The management of HCC is complex, with surgical treatment providing long-term survival in eligible patients. This study aims to present the experience of aggressive surgical management of HCC in Greece. Methods: This is a retrospective multicentre clinical study with 242 patients. Results: Most patients were male (79%) and had a median age of 71 yrs. According to the most recent BCLC criteria, 172 patients (71.1%) were classified as BCLC 0-A stage, 33 patients (13.6%) were classified as BCLC B, and 37 (15.3%) were classified as BCLC C. A total of 54% of the patients underwent major hepatectomy. Major postoperative morbidity was 15.6%, and the 90-day postoperative mortality rate was 4.5%. The median follow-up was 33.5 months. Three- and five-year overall survival was 65% and 48%, respectively. The median overall survival was 55 months. Significantly, five-year survival was 55% for BCLC A, and 34% and 21% for BCLC B and C, respectively. In univariate analysis, cirrhosis, type of resection (R status), and BCLC stage were associated with overall survival. Multivariate analysis indicated that R1 and R2 resections compared to R0, and BCLC C compared to BCLC 0-A, were independently associated with increased mortality. Conclusions: Aggressive surgical treatment of HCC offers satisfactory long-term survival prospects. A significant percentage (29%) of HCCs that underwent liver resection were of the intermediate and advanced BCLC stage. The management of patients with HCC should be discussed in multidisciplinary tumour board meetings on a case-by-case basis to be more effective.
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- Georgios K. Glantzounis
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (HPB) Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
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- Second Propedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- HPB Unit, Department of Surgery, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, Greece
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (HPB) Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (HPB) Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Wang S, Gao R, Zhao S, Zhu H, Zhang W, Kong X, Li P, Ma D, Gao J, Sun W. Safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic intratumoral resection facilitated by coagulation of giant hepatic hemangioma: a matched case-control study and literature review. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:5149-5159. [PMID: 34845546 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08891-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND To report the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic intratumoral resection facilitated by coagulation (LIRC) compared with laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) in treating giant hepatic hemangioma. METHODS From 2017 to 2020, 19 consecutive patients with giant hepatic hemangioma (≥ 10 cm) received LIRC in one center. We selected a subgroup of 103 patients treated by LH in other four centers who well matched the 19 consecutive patients treated with LIRC, in a 1:1 fashion based on the tumor location, tumor size, and body mass index. Furthermore, the differences in technical success, operative time, operative blood loss, change of laboratory indexes, hospital stays, complication and clinical responds are compared between the two groups. RESULTS Technical success was achieved in all 38 patients. Patients in the LIRC group had a relative shorter operative time (P < 0.001) and less operative blood loss (P = 0.003). The serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), total bilirubin (TBil), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate transaminase (AST) were elevated significantly (P < 0.05) 1 day after the resection and returned to normal within 7 days in both groups; however, relatively lower serum levels of those indexes were observed in the LIRC group (P < 0.05). The total complication rate was relatively lower in the LIRC group compared with the LH group (P = 0.029). Patients in the LIRC group had shorter hospital stays than those in the LH group (P = 0.010). The clinical response was similar in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS LIRC is safe and effective for treating giant hepatic hemangioma.
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- Shaohong Wang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Rizhao Central Hospital, Rizhao, 276801, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Binzhou Second People's Hospital, Binzhou, 256800, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Dezhou People's Hospital, Dezhou, 253000, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, China.
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Angelico R, Lisignoli V, Monti L, Pariante R, Grimaldi C, Saffioti MC, Gagliardi MG, Spada M. Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in Fontan-associated chronic liver disease. The first case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2019; 59:144-147. [PMID: 31146196 PMCID: PMC6541760 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION A well-recognized long-term complication after Fontan procedure (FP), a complex cardiac surgery performed in patients with univentricular hearts, is the development of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Due to the risk of cardiac and liver decompensation, liver resection of HCC is challenging and the laparoscopic approach has never been reported. PRESENTATION OF THE CASE We present the first case of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) of HCC in a 33-years-old girl with cardiac-related cirrhosis after FP. Intraoperatively, the pneumoperitoneum was established at 8-10 mmHg and adequate fluid infusion was given to maintain the cardiac preload. After an ultrasound-guided thermoablation along the free-tumor margin of the hepatic lesion, a full laparoscopic non-anatomical resection of the tumor in segment V was performed, without Pringle manouver and blood transfusion requirement. The cardiac function remained stable during the surgery and thereafter, and the post-operative course was uneventful. DISCUSSION HCC in chronic liver disease after FP is associated with high-risk mortality. Due to the complex hemodynamic changes after FP, open surgical resections often aren't feasible and loco-regional percutaneous treatment or combined liver-heart transplantation are the only therapeutic options. This case suggests that LLR in FP patients has low-risk of liver and cardiac decompensation, minimizing the pneumoperitoneum insufflation to ensure low intra-abdominal/intra-thoracic pressures and providing accurate anaesthetic management to maintain proper cardiac preload and output. CONCLUSION LLR for HCC after FP is safe and feasible, and might be considered an alternative treatment of HCC for which the best treatment has not been defined yet.
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- Roberta Angelico
- Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Grow Up Congenital Heart, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Grow Up Congenital Heart, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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Moris D, Rahnemai-Azar AA, Tsilimigras DI, Ntanasis-Stathopoulos I, Marques HP, Spartalis E, Felekouras E, Pawlik TM. Updates and Critical Insights on Glissonian Approach in Liver Surgery. J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 22:154-163. [PMID: 29101722 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3613-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Recent advances in surgical techniques have broadened the indications of surgical management of liver malignancies. Intraoperative bleeding is one of the known predictors of postoperative outcomes following liver surgery, signifying the importance of vascular control during liver resection. Furthermore, preservation of future liver remnant plays a critical role in prevention of post-hepatectomy liver failure as one of the main causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Glissonian approach liver resection offers an effective method for vascular inflow control while protecting future liver remnant from ischemia-reperfusion injury. Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of Glisson's pedicle resection technique in modern liver surgery with an acceptable safety profile. Moreover, with increasing popularity of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic liver resection via Glissonian approach has been shown to be superior to standard laparoscopic hepatectomy. Herein, we systematically review the role of Glissonian approach hepatectomy in current practice of liver surgery, highlighting its advantages and disadvantaged over other methods of vascular control.
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- Demetrios Moris
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12th Ave., Suite 670, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
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- 1st Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Curry Cabral Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 395 W. 12th Ave., Suite 670, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Relevance of Postoperative Peak Transaminase After Elective Hepatectomy. Ann Surg 2017; 266:e59-e60. [PMID: 29136973 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang S, Gao J, Yang M, Ke S, Ding X, Kong J, Xu L, Sun W. Intratumoral coagulation by radiofrequency ablation facilitated the laparoscopic resection of giant hepatic hemangioma: a surgical technique report of two cases. Oncotarget 2017; 8:52006-52011. [PMID: 28881707 PMCID: PMC5584308 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Traditionally, open hepatic resection is the first choice of treatment for symptomatic enlarging hepatic hemangiomas, which requires a large abdominal incision and is associated with substantial recovery time and morbidity. Minimally invasive laparoscopic resection has been used recently in liver surgery for treating selected hepatic hemangiomas. However, laparoscopic liver surgery poses the significant technical challenges and high rate of conversion. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation has been proved feasible in the treatment of hepatic hemangiomas with a size range of 5.0-9.9 cm. It is controversial to treat giant hepatic hemangiomas (≥10.0 cm) by means of RF ablation, due to the low technique success rate and high incidence of ablation-related complications. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of combined laparoscopic resection with intratumoral RF-induced coagulation for giant hepatic hemangiomas. Methods We treated 2 patients with giant subcapsular hepatic hemangioma (12.0 cm and 13.1 cm in diameters respectively) by laparoscopic resection following intratumoral coagulation of the tumor with RF ablation. Results Blood loss during resection was 100 ml (case 1) and 300ml (case 2) respectively. No blood transfusion and dialysis were needed during perioperative period. The two patients were discharged 6 days (case 1) and 12 days (case 2) after surgery without any complications, respectively. Postoperative contrast-enhanced CT follow up showed there was no residual tumor. Conclusions It is feasible to treat giant subcapsular hepatic hemangioma by laparoscopic tumor resection boosted by intratumoral coagulation using RF ablation, which may open a new avenue for treating giant hemangioma.
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- Shaohong Wang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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