Journal article

Outcomes of central hepatectomy versus extended hepatectomy

J Chan, L Bradshaw, N Houli, L Weinberg, MV Perini, M Fink, V Muralidharan, G Starkey, R Jones, BZ Wang, C Christophi, M Nikfarjam

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2019

Abstract

Background: Central hepatectomy (CH)is more difficult than extended hepatectomy (EH)and is associated with greater morbidity. In this modern era of liver management with aims to prevent post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF), there is a need to assess outcomes of CH as a parenchyma-sparing procedure for centrally located liver tumors. Methods: A total of 178 major liver resections performed by specialist surgeons from two Australian tertiary institutions between June 2009 and March 2017 were reviewed. Eleven patients had CH and 24 had EH over this study period. Indications and perioperative outcomes were compared between the groups. Results: The main indication for performing CH was colorecta..

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Grants

Awarded by Pancare Foundation


Funding Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Jude Mukkadayil, for maintaining the prospective surgical database that was accessed for this study. We also acknowledge Pancare Foundation (www.pancare.org.au) for supporting hepatobiliary pancreatic cancer research in the Department of Surgery.