Anatomy and clinical significance of hilar plate / 中国实用外科杂志

ABSTRACT

The concept of hepatic hilar plate was first proposed by Couinaud in 1957. After more than 60 years of exploration and clinical practice, the related techniques of hepatic hilar plate exposure, including lowering hepatic hilar plate technique, extra-glissonean pedicle approach technique,have been used in hepatic vascular inflow occlussion of open and laparoscopic anatomical hepatectomy, resection of hepatic hilar complex tumors, management of hepatolithiasis and traumatic benign stricture of high bile duct. Hilar plate detachment and glissonean pedicle approach technique are more and more widely used, which have become a compulsory course for hepatobiliary surgeons to reduce the difficulty of perihilar surgery and increase the safety of liver surgery.