Surgical treatment for hepatolithiasis in patients of advanced age
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2014.08.013
- VernacularTitle:超高龄肝胆管结石病患者的手术治疗
- Author:
Ruibo ZHANG
;
Jianzhong KANG
;
Siqing LIU
;
Xining LIU
;
Liying CAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatolithiasis;
Surgical procedures,operative;
Advanced age
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery
2014;13(8):642-644
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the efficacy of surgical treatment for hepatolithiasis in patients of advanced age.Methods The clinical data of 196 patients of advanced age (≥80 years) and with hepatolithiasis who were admitted to the Kailuan General Hospital from January 2009 to October 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.All the 196 patients received surgical treatment.Patients were followed up via phone call or out-patient examination till May 2013.Results Fifty-eight patients received emergent operation within 24 hours after admission,and the other 138 patients received operation 7.4 days (range,1.0-18.0 days) after admission.Fifty patients received laparoscopic surgery,including 43 received cholecystectomy + choledocholithotomy + T tube drainage,7 received choledocholithotomy + T tube drainage.One hundred and forty-six patients received open surgery,including 78 received cholecystectomy + choledocholithotomy + T tube drainage,43 received choledocholithotomy + T tube drainage and 25 received choledocholithotomy + T tube drainage + partial hepatectomy.The operation time was (78 ± 16)minutes,and the volume of intraoperative bleeding ranged between 15 mL and 300 mL.One hundred and ninety-four patients were cured and 2 patients died.Thirty-seven patients had complications after operation,with the morbidity of 18.88％ (37/196).A total of 163 patients were followed up,with the follow-up rate of 83.16％ (163/196).The median time of follow-up was 26 months (range,7-52 months).Twelve patients had hepatolithiasis recurrence,and the recurrence rate was 7.36％ (12/163).Conclusion Surgical treatment for hepatolithiasis in patients of advanced age has the advantages of high cure rate,low incidence of complications and recurrence,and the clinical efficacy is satisfactory.
