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Right hepatectomy using Glissonean pedicle transection method with anterior approach (with video).

ABSTRACT: Right hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common major operation in liver surgery; therefore, liver surgeons should know the fundamental surgical concept and techniques of the Glissonean pedicle approach. A J-shaped or reversed T laparotomy is performed in the right subcostal area. The Glissonean pedicle approach is performed at the hepatic hilus. In this approach, the right anterior and posterior Glissonean pedicles are encircled and ligated without liver dissection. The right hepatic artery, right portal vein and right hepatic duct in the hepatoduodenal ligament should be divided if the Glissonean pedicles cannot be approached easily. After confirming the border between the right and left liver, the liver parenchyma is dissected from the anterior surface of the liver to the anterior surface of the inferior vena cava (IVC). The V5 and V8 middle hepatic veins are divided and liver dissection is performed along the main middle hepatic vein. Finally, the anterior surface of the IVC and the trunk of the right hepatic vein are identified in the liver. This approach is widely known as the anterior approach described by Lai and Fan (World J Surg 20:314-8, 1996). However, this procedure had already been reported by Takasaki et al. (Shoukakigeka 7:1545-51, 1984) but since they did not report this procedure in English, their pioneering work on the anterior approach has not been recognized. The liver hanging maneuver described by Belghiti et al. (J Am Coll Surg 193:109-111, 2001) is also useful in right hepatectomy. Among the techniques used in right hepatectomy, the Glissonean pedicle approach, the anterior approach and the liver hanging maneuver are considered to be the most important.

SUBMITTER: Katagiri S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3233663 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Right hepatectomy using Glissonean pedicle transection method with anterior approach (with video).

Katagiri Satoshi S Ariizumi Shun-ichi S Kotera Yoshihito Y Takahashi Yutaka Y Yamamoto Masakazu M

Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences 20120101 1

Right hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common major operation in liver surgery; therefore, liver surgeons should know the fundamental surgical concept and techniques of the Glissonean pedicle approach. A J-shaped or reversed T laparotomy is performed in the right subcostal area. The Glissonean pedicle approach is performed at the hepatic hilus. In this approach, the right anterior and posterior Glissonean pedicles are encircled and ligated without liver dissection. The right ...[more]

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Project description:ImportanceTumor relapse after partial hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) remains an unsolved issue. Intraoperative manipulation of the liver during conventional hepatectomy might enhance hematogenous tumor cell spread. The anterior approach is an alternative approach that may reduce intraoperative tumor cell dissemination.ObjectiveTo determine the efficacy and safety of the anterior approach compared with conventional hepatectomy in patients undergoing resection for CRLM.Design, setting, and participantsThis randomized clinical study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the anterior approach compared with conventional hepatectomy in adult patients with CRLM who were scheduled for hepatectomy from February 1, 2003, to March 31, 2012, at a tertiary-care hospital. A total of 80 patients with CRLM were randomized to the anterior approach and conventional hepatectomy groups in a 1:1 ratio. Bone marrow and blood samples were analyzed for disseminated tumor cells and circulating tumor cells (CTC) using cytokeratin 20 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis. Data were analyzed from April 1 to December 1, 2018, using intention to treat.InterventionsAnterior approach vs conventional hepatectomy.Main outcomes and measuresThe primary end point was intraoperative CTC detection in central blood samples after liver resection. Secondary end points included postoperative morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival.ResultsAmong the 80 patients included in the analysis (48 men [60%]; mean [SD] age, 61 [10] years), baseline characteristics, including preoperative CTC detection, were comparable between both groups. There was no statistically significant difference in intraoperative CTC detection between patients in the conventional hepatectomy (5 of 21 [24%]) and anterior approach (6 of 22 [27%]) groups (P = .54). Except for a longer operating time in the anterior approach group (mean [SD], 171 [53] vs 221 [53] minutes; P < .001), there were no significant differences in intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between both study groups. Although detection of CTC was associated with poor overall (median, 46 [95% CI, 40-52] vs 81 [95% CI, 54-107] months; P = .03) and disease-free (median, 40 [95% CI, 34-46] vs 60 [95% CI, 46-74] months; P = .04) survival, there was no significant difference in overall (median, 73 [95% CI, 42-104] vs 55 [95% CI, 35-75] months; P = .43) and disease-free (median, 48 [95% CI, 40-56] vs 40 [95% CI, 28-52] months; P = .88) survival between the conventional hepatectomy and anterior approach groups. Also, there was no significant difference in patterns of recurrence between both groups.Conclusions and relevanceThis randomized clinical trial found that the anterior approach was not superior to conventional hepatectomy in reducing intraoperative tumor cell dissemination in patients undergoing resection of CRLM.Trial registrationisrctn.org Identifier: ISRCTN45066244.

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Right hepatectomy using Glissonean pedicle transection method with anterior approach (with video).

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