ABSTRACT
Objective To study the combined use of ALPPS (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy) with hepatic artery reconstruction in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma with hepatic arterial involvement.Methods The clinical data of 7 patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma who underwent ALPPS combined with hepatic arterial resection and reconstruction were analyzed retrospectively.The technical points and the perioperative management were analyzed.Methods At the first stage,the relationship between the tumor and the vessels were explored,the portal vein of the part of the liver to be resected was ligated and the liver was transected with a CUSA (Cavitron Ultrasound Surgical Aspirator).Then the bile duct was cut and a hepaticojejunostomy was completed.Finally,under ultrasound guidance,a bile duct drainage tube was inserted transhepatically into the part of the liver which was to be resected.Two to three weeks later,and after enough hypertrophy of the liver remnant size was confirmed,tumor resection was completed with reconstruction of the hepatic artery.Results Seven patients underwent the second stage operation,with no perioperative death.Six patients developed pulmonary infection and were treated successfully with conservative treatment.Two patients developed postoperative bile leak with secondary abdominal infection.One patient developed postoperative hepatic artery thrombosis secondary to biliary tract infection.Conclusion ALPPS combined with hepatic artery reconstruction was safe and feasible in the treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma with hepatic arterial involvement.