Regional blood flow occlusion in hepatectomy for liver neoplasms / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate regional blood flow occlusion (RBFO) in hepatectomy for liver neoplasms. Methods In this study, hepatic tumors were resected under RBFO in 28 cases (RBFO group), and under Springle's technique (control group) in 24 cases. The Child-Pugh classifications of liver function were grade A in all patients. The ligature ribbon was put in liver parenchyma around tumor to block the blood supply before resecting the tumor under guiding of B sounography in RBFO group. Anesthesia time, blood loss and transfusion, hospitalization, change of liver function and complications were compared between the two groups. Results Blood loss, anesthesia time and postoperative hospital stay were (340±92) ml, (98.4±25.0) min, ( 10.2±2.3 ) d in RBFO group and (620±124) ml, ( 135.8±47.5 ) min, (16.5±5.1 ) d, respectively, in control group, differences were all significant between the two groups (P <0.01, t = 9.222,9.328 and 5.875, respectively). On post-op day 2, ALT (U/L) was (378.4±35.2) vs. (539.2±115.4) (t=7.012, P<0.01), TBIL (37.5±11.2) vs. (51.8±29) mmol/L(t=8.818, P<0.01),PT (17.4±2.4) vs. (20.4±2.8) see(t =4.16, P<0.01) in RBFO group and control group, respectively. ALT was (57.1±15.5) vs. (98.1±21.2) U/L(t =8.039),TBIL (25.4±4) vs. (46.3±13) mmol/L(t=8.085),PT (13.2±4.2) vs. (15.7±2.2) see (t=2.621)on post-op day 7 respectively, again the differences were all significant between the two groups (all P<0.01). Conclusion Regional blood flow occlusion is an effective technique to control blood loss during hepatectomy for liver neoplasms.