The application of standard remnant liver volume to assessment of cirrhotic liver function reserve
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-8118.2013.01.006
- VernacularTitle:标准残肝体积在肝硬化肝脏功能储备评估的应用
- Author:
Guilin WANG
;
Minghui MEI
;
Jiangwei XI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Standard remnant liver volume;
Liver resection;
Liver insufficiency
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery
2013;(1):15-18
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of standard remnant liver volume (SRLV) on liver insufficiency after hepatectomy in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods Sixty-seven HCC patients with liver cirrhosis were involved in this study.The following parameters were obtained in all cases:total liver volume (TLV),resected liver volume by surgery,body surface area (BSA),remnant liver volume (RLV)and SRLV.Compared analysis of relationship between liver insufficient and the parameters as well as the age of patients,duration of operation and blood lose etc.was carried out,in order to establish the security threshold of SRLV.Results According to the postoperative liver function,the patients were divided into 2 groups:Group A,52cases with mild liver dysfunction; Group B,15cases among them 12 with moderate and 3 with severe liver insufficiency.Statistical analysis showed that the difference of TLV,duration of operation,intra-operative blood lose and age between Group A and B were insignificant(P>0.05).However,that of RLV and SRLV were significant(P<0.05).The average SRLV in Group A was 562±89 ml/m2 and 410±87 ml/m2 in Group B (P<<0.01).The security threshold of SRLV was 438 ml/m2 calculated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC)in our patients.Then randomly selected sixty HCC patients,the incidences of moderate and severe liver insufficiency postoperative in the SRLV≤438 ml/m2 and SRLV>438 ml/m2 patients were 92.3%and8.5% (P<0.01).Conclusions It is suggested from our present study that SRLV is a good predictor for post-operative liver function reserve in patients with cirrhotic HCC.Its security threshold is 438 ml/m2,and the risk of occurring hepatic failure will be high postoperatively when patient,s SRLV is less than this value.