Intraoperative ultrasound in liver surgery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-8118.2017.11.002
- VernacularTitle:术中超声在肝脏切除中的应用
- Author:
Yee Wan LAU
1
Author Information
1. 香港
- Keywords:
Intraoperative ultrasound;
Liver resection;
Liver surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery
2017;23(11):729-731
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) should be routine in modem liver surgery.It can be divided into open and laparoscopic IOUS.The two types of IOUS differ not only in technique,but also in ultrasound probes.IOUS probes can further be classified as sector and linear probes.IOUS has a wide application in liver surgery.It improves intraoperative diagnosis and staging of tumour.As a consequence,it changes the preoperative surgical plan in 23％ to 51％ of patients.Under IOUS guidance,surgeons can carry out biopsy or treatment of liver nodules.It helps liver surgeons to localize tumours,to determine resection margins,to determine hepatic parenchymal transection planes,to guide and monitor transection planes and to find major vessels in order to protect or to ligate them.Proper IOUS requires special equipments and personnel.IOUS has a very wide application in modem liver surgery.Its widespread use would depend on the establishment of a proper training programme.
