The ablation of primary liver cancer adjacent to the gallbladder by ultrasound after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

VernacularTitle:腹腔镜胆囊切除后超声引导S4.5胆囊旁原发性肝癌消融
Author: Weidong PAN ; Ruiyun XU ; Zhaofeng TANG ; Meihai DENG ; Yunbiao LIN ; Bo LIU ; Rongqin ZHENG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cholecystectomy,laparoscopic; Liver neoplasms; Electrocoagulation
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2010;17(z1):8-9
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effect and safety of combined treatment by laparoscopic cholecystectomy and subsequent ablation in patients with HCC adjacent to the gallbladder. Methods From June 2005 to June 2009,13 patients with HCC nodules( less than 3 cm) adjacent to the gallbladder were treated by ablation after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The rate of complete necrosis as well as postoperative complications were also analyzed. Results All the patients showed complete necrosis of their tumor lesions after treatment by ablation subsequence of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. During the follow-up period( nearly 2 years), recurrent nodules appeared in other subsegments but not at the original site treated by ablation. Of note, no fatal complications were observed in all the ablation treated patients. Conclusion Combined treatment by laparoscopic cholecystectomy and subsequent PMCT was an effective and safe method for patients with small HCC which was adjacent to gallhladder.