Hepatic vein occlusion with Satinsky clamp in hepatectomy for complicated liver tumor / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the application of an improved method of hepatic vein occlusion with Satinsky clamp when resecting the liver tumor involving second hepatic portal.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From January 2003 to December 2010, there were totally 330 patients with liver tumor admitted, who underwent liver resection with Pringle maneuver plus hepatic vein occlusion with Satinsky clamp. Data regarding the intra-operative and post-operative course of the patients were analyzed. There were 245 male and 85 female patients, with a mean age of (50 ± 11) years. The diameter of tumor was (9 ± 6) cm. Among the 330 patients, there were 271 patients with viral hepatitis B, 215 patients with liver cirrhosis; 321 patients were in Child class A of liver function and 9 in class B. Pringle maneuver plus hepatic vein occlusion with Satinsky clamp was used to occlude the blood flow in the liver resection. The liver transection was performed with clamp-crushing technique.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Hepatic vein occlusion with Satinsky clamp was successful in all 330 patients. The operation time was (132 ± 29) minutes, while (7 ± 3) minutes for dissecting hepatic vein and (22 ± 7) minutes for inflow blood occlusion. The blood loss in operation was (480 ± 265) ml, with 20% of patients receiving blood transfusion. No patient had large hemorrhage and air embolism due to hepatic vein laceration. No patient died in the perioperative period. The complications included 31 patients of pleural effusion, 14 patients of seroperitoneum, 10 patients of biliary fistula, 2 patients of massive blood loss during liver resection and 2 patients of re-bleeding after operation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The method of hepatic vein occlusion with Satinsky clamp was safe and effective.</p>

Clinical application of hepatic venous occlusion for hepatectomy / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Most liver resections require clamping of the hepatic pedicle (Pringle maneuver) to avoid excessive blood loss. But Pringle maneuver can not control backflow bleeding of hepatic vein. Resection of liver tumors involving hepatic veins may cause massive hemorrhage or air embolism from the injuries of the hepatic veins. Although total hepatic vascular exclusion can prevent bleeding of the hepatic veins effectively, it also may result in systemic hemodynamic disturbance because of the inferior vena cava being clamped. Hepatic venous occlusion, a new technique, can control the inflow and outflow of the liver without clamping the vena cava.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 71 cases of liver tumors underwent resection with occlusion of more than one of the main hepatic veins. All tumors involved the second porta hepatis and at least one main hepatic vein. Ligation or occlusion with serrefines, tourniquets and auricular clamps were used in hepatic venous occlusion.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 71 patients, ligation of the hepatic veins was used in 28 cases, occlusion with a tourniquet in 26, and occlusion with a serrefine in 17. Right hepatic veins were occluded in 38 cases, both right and middle hepatic veins in 2, the common trunk of the left and middle hepatic veins in 24, branches of the left and middle hepatic veins in 2, and all three hepatic veins in 5. Thirty-five cases underwent hemihepatic vascular occlusion, 4 alternate hemihepatic vascular occlusion, 23 portal triad clamping plus selective hepatic vein occlusion, and 9 portal triad clamping plus total hepatic vein occlusion. The third porta hepatis was isolated in 26 cases. The amount of intraoperative blood loss averaged (540 +/- 283) (range 100 to 1000) ml in the group of total hemihepatic vascular occlusion and in the group of alternate hemihepatic vascular occlusion, (620 +/- 317) (range 200 - 6000) ml in the group of portal triad clamping plus selective or total hepatic vein occlusion. All tumors were completely removed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Hepatic venous occlusion applied in hepatectomy can prevent bleeding and air embolism, and is safe and effective with stable hemodynamics.</p>

Comparative study of selective hepatic vascular exclusion and Pringle maneuver in hepatectomy involving the second porta hepatis / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the effects of selective hepatic vascular exclusion (SHVE) and Pringle maneuver in resecting the liver tumors involving the second porta hepatis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From January 2000 to October 2005, 2100 liver tumors were resected, among which 235 tumors adhered to or were very close to one or more hepatic veins. Both SHVE and Pringle maneuver were used to control the blood loss during the hepatectomy. They were divided into two groups: SHVE group (125 cases) and Pringle group (110 cases). Data regarding the intra-operative and postoperative courses of the patients were analyzed. SHVE group included total SHVE (clamping of the porta hepatis and all major hepatic veins) in 25 cases and partial SHVE (clamping of the porta hepatic and one or two hepatic veins) in 100 cases. Three methods were used to occlude hepatic veins: be ligated with suture, be encircled and occluded with tourniquets and be clamped with Shatinsky clamps directly.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was no difference between the 2 groups regarding the age, sex, tumor size, cirrhosis and HBsAg positive rate, ischemia time and operating time (P > 0.05). Intra-operative blood loss and transfusion requirements were decreased significantly in the SHVE group. Hepatic veins ruptured with massive blood loss in 14 and air embolism in 3 in Pringle group, but there was no massive blood loss and air embolism in SHVE group. Postoperative bleeding, reoperation, liver function failure and mortality rate were higher in Pringle group (P < 0.05), ICU stay and hospital stay were longer in Pringle group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>SHVE is much more effective than Pringle maneuver for controlling intraoperative bleeding. It can prevent massive blood loss and air embolism resulting from hepatic veins ruptured and can reduce the postoperative complications rate and mortality rate. Clamping the hepatic veins with Shatinsky clamp is safer and easier than encircled and occluded with tourniquets.</p>

Two methods of hepatic vascular exclusion for hepatectomy / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To compare the effects of hepatic vein occlusion with tourniquet and Satinsky clamp in reseeting liver tumor involving the second hepatic portal.Methods From Jan 2003 to Jun 2006,180 patients underwent major liver resection with the selective hepatic vascular exclusion (SHVE).According to methods of hepatic vein occlusion,they were divided into two groups:Occlusion with tourniquet(tourniquet group,n=95)and occlusion with Satinsky clamp(Satinsky clamp group,n= 85).In tourniquet group,the hepatic veins were encircled and occluded with tourniquet,and in Satinsky clamp group,the hepatic veins were not encircled and clamped directly with Satinsky clamp.Data regarding the intraoperative and postoperative courses of the patients were analyzed.Results There was no difference between the two groups regarding the operating time,ischemia time,intraoperative blood loss and postoperative complications rate.The dissecting time of hepatic veins was significantly shorter in Satinsky group(6.2?2.4 min vs 18.3?6.2 min).lu the tourniquet group,five hepatic veins(one fight hepatic vein and four common trunk of left-middle hepatic veins)could not be dissected and encircled because of the tumors involving the cava hepatic junction.Another patient's common trunk of left-middle hepatic vein was inadvertently lacerated during the dissection.Hepatic veins in these 6 patients were occluded with Satinsky clamp successfully.Conclusion Occlusion with Satinsky clamping is safer and easier procedure than tourniquets in the resection of liver tumor involving the second porta hepatis.