Application of three-dimensional visualization combined with indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in anatomical hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the application value of three-dimensional (3D) visualization combined with indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging in anatomical hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods:Clinical data of 45 patients with HCC who underwent anatomical hepatectomy in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the 900th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of People′s Liberation Army from September 2019 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 27 patients were males and 18 were females, aged from 28 to 73 years, aged (57.76±10.95) years on average. According to the different surgical methods, all patients were randomly divided into ICG group ( n=24) and control group ( n=21). In ICG group, 15 patients were males and 9 females, aged (58.21±11.81) years on average. Anatomical hepatectomy was performed using 3D visualization combined with ICG fluorescence imaging. In control group, 12 patients were male and 9 female, aged (57.24±11.35) years on average. Conventional anatomical hepatectomy was performed. The operation duration, bleeding volume, the numbers of cases underwent blood transfusion, occlusion durations, days of hospitalization, highest postoperative serum ALT and TBiL, duration of recovery of postoperative serum ALT and TBiL, and incidence of complications were observed. Measurement data with approximately normal distribution were represented by ( Mean± SD) and groups were compared using t test. Measurement data with skewed or uneven distribution were represented by M (rang) and groups were compared using Man-Whitney U test. Count date were compared using Fisher exact test. Results:All the patients underwent successful operations, without perioperative death. In ICG group, the operation duration was 110.50 (44.00-145.00) min and the occlusion durations was (15.17±2.14) min respectively, shorter than 122.00(80.00-255.00) min and (17.29±4.35) min in control group, the difference between the two groups were statistically significant ( Z=-2.002, -2.115; P<0.05). In ICG group, the numbers of cases underwent blood transfusion was 2 cases, less than 8 cases in control group, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2=4.147, P<0.05). The bleeding volume, days of hospitalization, highest postoperative serum ALT and TBiL, duration of recovery of postoperative serum ALT and TBiL, postoperative complications between the two groups were not statistically different ( P>0.05). Conclusions:3D visualization combined with indocyanine green fluorescence imaging technique is a feasible surgical method for anatomical hepatectomy. It is helpful for liver surgeons to visualize and recognize the boundary between hepatic segments and improve the safety of anatomic hepatectomy.