Selective hemihepatic vascular occlusion in hepatectomy for large hepatocellular carcinomas / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical values of selective hemihepatic vascular occlusion in hepatectomy for large hepatocellular carcinomas.Methods Forty patients with large hepatocellular carcinomas who underwent hepatectomy with selective hepatic inflow and outflow occlusion of tumor-bearing liver were retrospectively analyzed.Results All the 40 patients underwent hepatectomy successfully.The blood losts during the operation was 100-800 mL(average 360 mL).The operation time was 90-150 min(average 116 min).Intraoperative blood transfusion was not performed in twenty-five patients.All patients recovered completely and were discharged without liver function failure or other severe complications.There was no perioperative death.Conclusions Selective hemihepatic vascular occlusion in hepatectomy for large hepatocellular carcinomas is a safe and effective method with advantages of controlling hemorrhage,decreasing liver damage and gut barrier injury,avoiding air embolism and preventing metastasis.