1. Analysis of clinical application of ALPPS for hepatocellular carcinoma with mild-to-moderate liver cirrhosis
Chunhong LIU ; Mingwu DENG ; Siyuan QIU ; Hongtao ZHU ; Bangren XU ; Xiaoming HONG ; Ren JI ; KC NG KELVIN ; AC CHAN ALBERT ; Tan To CHEUNG ; Mau LO CHUNG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2019;25(11):806-808
Objective:
To study the application of associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) in hepatocellular carcinoma with mild-to-moderate liver cirrhosis.
Methods:
There are 14 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma underwent ALPPS at the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hong Kong University-Shenzhen Hospital from April 2014 to December 2017. The clinical data was retrospectively studied. The studying objects consisted of 9 males and 5 females, aged from 26 to 71 years old with the average age of 51, all cases were of Child-Pugh grade A. The degree of liver cirrhosis, operation and postoperative complications were analyzed.
Results:
All 14 patients completed the ALPPS, 1 patient died post stage 2 operation with liver failure. Comparing the groups with no liver cirrhosis (