1.Efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
Feixiang WU ; Shengxin HUANG ; Liang MA ; Bangde XIANG ; Xunxia ZHU ; Shan HUANG ; Yinnong ZHAO ; Lequn LI
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2012;(6):522-525
Objective To investigate the efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods The clinical data of 30 HCC patients who were admitted to the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from January 2011 to December 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were divided into the laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) group (10 patients) and open hepatectomy (OH) group (20 patients) according to the operation patterns and at the ratio of 1 ∶ 2.The degree of cirrhosis,size and location of tumor of the 2 groups were analyzed using the covariance analysis.The student t test was used for analysing the difference of the 2 groups.Results In the LH group,7 patients received laparoscopic nonanatomical liver resection,3 received anatomical resection of the left lateral lobe,no patient was converted to the hand assisted laparoscopic surgery or open surgery.In the OH group,14 patients received non-anatomical liver resection,and 6 received anatomical liver resection.The volume of blood loss of the LH group was (247 ± 235) ml,which was significantly lower than (408 ± 191)ml of the OH group (t =2.199,P < 0.05).The mean postoperative fasting time,postoperative abdominal drainage time and duration of hospital stay of the LH group were (1.9 ±0.6) days,(3.2 ± 1.2) days and (8.9 ± 2.3) days,which were significantly shorter than (3.0 ± 1.6) days,(4.9±1.6)daysand (11.5±2.3)days of the OH group (t=2.149,2.917,2.921,P<0.05).The levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) of the LH group at day 1,3,5 were (228 ± 100)U/L,(143 ± 51)U/L,(85 ±24) U/L,and the levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of the LH group at day 1,3,5 were (196 ± 67)U/L,(90 ± 35) U/L,(46 ± 10) U/L.The levels of ALT of the OH group at day 1,3,5 were (557 ± 401) U/L,(414 ±397)U/L,(217 ± 199)U/L,and the levels of AST of the OH group at day 1,3,5 were (506 ±317)U/L,(178 ± 122) U/L,(71 ± 33) U/L.The time for hepatic function recovery of the LH group was significantly shorter than that of the OH group (t =3.675,3.001,2.073 ; 4.196,2.223,2.272,P < 0.05).All the 30 patients were followed up for 3-15 months.The level of alpha fetoprotein of 1 patient in the LH group was increased at postoperative month 4,and the results of computed tomography showed multiple intrahepatic lesions.The patient was cured by intervention treatment.One patient of the OH group was diagnosed as with tumor recurrence at the resection margins and adjacent hepatic segments.The patient was cured by radiofrequency ablation,with no tumor recurrence.No tumor recurrence or metastasis was observed in the other patients.Conclusion Laparoscopic hepatectomy is a feasible,safe and minimally invasive approach for patients with HCC.
2.Diagnostic value of MSCT combined with CTA in recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Jinwen DONG ; Xunxia ZHAO ; Rong LU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2020;22(11):1628-1631
Objective:To investigate the diagnostic value of multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) combined with CT angiography (CTA) in the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).Methods:97 HCC patients who received TACE therapy in the 942 Hospital from January 2017 to January 2019 were enrolled in the study. MSCT, CTA and MSCT combined with CTA were performed in all subjects to compare the efficacy of different examination methods in diagnosing postoperative recurrence.Results:MSCT results showed that 45 new lesions were detected in 30 of the 97 patients, with a diameter of 0.4-1.8 cm, with an average of (0.92±0.31)cm. In arterial phase, 32 lesions were significantly enhanced, 10 were mildly enhanced and 3 were not significantly enhanced. In the venous phase, there were 20 high-density shadows, 18 isodensity shadows and 7 low-density shadows. In the delay period, there were 24 shadows with high density or slightly high density, 10 with clear edge of low density, and 11 with unclear edge of low density. The results of CTA showed that there were 47 vessels in 32 cases of 97 patients, including 18 cases of hepatic artery variation and 29 cases of blood supply artery of lateral hepatic branch. Taking pathological diagnosis as the gold standard, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of MSCT combined with CTA in the diagnosis of HCC recurrence after TACE were 97.50% (39/40), 96.49%(55/57), 96.91% (94/97), which were higher than 75.00% (30/40), 77.19% (44/57), 76.29% (74/97) of MSCT and 80.00% (32/40), 80.70% (46/57) and 80.41%(78/97) of CTA respectively (all P<0.05) . Conclusions:MSCT combined with CTA has a better efficacy in the diagnosis of TACE recurrence in HCC patients, which is worthy of clinical application.