Clinical study of laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the feaibility of laparoscopic hepatectomy(LH) for hepatolithiasis.Methods Eight patients with hepatolithiasis were treated by laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC) and common bile duct exploration(LCBDE) and LH.Laparoscopic resection of left lateral lobe of liver was performed in 7 cases,and left hemihepatectomy in 1 case.Results Procedures were all successful with operation time of(285.00?37.42) minutes,and bleeding volume(306.25?29.73)mL.The postoperative hospital stay was(7.88?1.36) days.No complications occurred.No residual stone was found in any patient.Conclusions LH was safe and effective for hepatolithiasis,and gives better results when combined with choledoscopic stone removal.