S4a+S5 with Caudate Lobe (S1) Resection as a Parenchyma-preserving Liver Resection for a Patient with Type IIIb Hilar Bile Duct Cance.
- Author:
Shin HWANG
1
;
Deog Bok MOON
;
Eun Hwa PARK
;
Myung Hwan KIM
;
Young Joo LEE
;
Sung Gyu LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. shwang@www.amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hilar bile duct cancer;
Taj Mahal liver resection;
Caudate lobectomy;
Curative resection;
Parenchyma-preserving hepatectomy
- MeSH:
Bile Duct Neoplasms;
Bile Ducts*;
Bile*;
Comprehension;
Hepatectomy;
Humans;
Liver*;
Postoperative Complications;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2003;64(6):515-520
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The prognosis of hilar bile duct cancer has been improved by extensive curative resection, but massive hepatectomy can result in surgical and medical complications in high-risk patients. We report a case of type IIIb hilar bile duct cancer undergone S4a S5 with caudate lobe (S1) resection as a parenchyma-preserving hepatectomy. The operation was a modified type of Taj Mahal liver resection omitting parencymal transection between S4b and S8. Such an extent of hepatectomy combined with bile duct resection made 3 right and 3 left intrahepatic segmental duct openings, which were reconstructed as a whole at each side of transection plane after ductoplasty. The patient recovered uneventfully. Although surgical technique for S4a+S5+S1 must be more complex comparing with other anatomical hepatectomy, but it could be accepted as a safe curative resection for some selected patients with advanced hilar bile duct cancer, by which favorable recovery of the liver function may lead to prevention of postoperative complications. Comprehension to the anatomy of the intrahepatic ducts is a prerequisite for S4a+S5+S1 resection, thus we discussed it in detail.
