Title: Laparoscopic Hepatectomy:with a Report of 10 Cases
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic hepatectomy.Methods A total of 10 patients received operation by using laparoscopy from January 2007 to December 2009.There were four cases of primary hepatocellular carcinoma,one case of hepatic metastases from lung cancer,two cases of liver focal nodular hyperplasia,one case of liver cavernous hemangioma,one case of polycystic liver combined with cholecystolithiasis,and one case with fatty degeneration of liver combined with cholecystolithiasis.The liver function of all the patients was in Child-Pugh A(9 cases) to B(1 case).Results All the 10 patients were undergone laparoscopic liver resection successfully,without conversion to open surgery.The average operation time was(209 ± 77.64) minutes,and the intraoperative average hemorrhage was(787 ± 643.7) ml.All the patients recovered well without severe complication.All the patients were followed-up for 12 to 47 months.Of the four liver cancer patients,one patient died of cancer recurrence at 12 months and the other three patients survived(the longest survival time was 39 months).Conclusions Laparoscopic hepatectomy is safe and feasible for benign liver disease.It can also be applied in the treatment of malignant liver disease.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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