The Diagnostic Value of 99m-Tc GSA Scintigraphy for Liver Function and Remnant Liver Volume in Hepatic Surgery: a Retrospective Observational Cohort Study in 27 Patients

Overview

Journal Patient Saf Surg

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2018 Jun 9

PMID 29881460

Citations 5

Authors

Naokazu Chiba

Kei Yokozuka

Shigeto Ochiai

Takahiro Gunji

Masaaki Okihara

Toru Sano

Koichi Tomita

Rina Tsutsui

Shigeyuki Kawachi

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Abstract

Background: The aim was to analyze hepatic hypertrophy after portal vein embolization (PVE) and Associating Liver Partition with Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) to determine whether clinical circumstances associated with major hepatic resections correlated with remnant growth.

Methods: Data was abstracted from a retrospectively maintained database on 27 patients undergoing hepatic resection followed by PVE and the ALPPS procedure between October 1, 2007 and December 31, 2016. The increasing rate of liver volume and remnant liver LU15 was defined as the percentage-point difference between the liver volume and remnant liver LU15 before and after the intervention or surgery. And correlation between kinetic growth rate (KGR) of liver and future remnant liver volume or remnant liver LU15 was analyzed.

Results: The degree of hypertrophy (DH) of volume and LU15 was significantly greater after ALPPS (volume: 40.3% and LU15: 65.0%) than after PVE (volume: 22.7% and LU15: 48.8%) ( < 0.05). KGR of volume and LU15 was significantly greater after ALPPS (volume: 19.0 cm/day and 2.00%/day) (LU15: 0.61 /day and 1.82%/day) than after PVE (volume: 3.89 cm/day and 0.42%/day) (LU15: 0.19 /day and 0.63%/day) ( < 0.001). An inverse correlation between KGR and initial remnant liver volume was observed. And a positive correlation between KGR and LU15 was observed.

Conclusion: Future remnant liver volume and KGR was greater after the ALPPS procedure than after PVE. Liver hypertrophy is related to the expected remnant liver volume and total liver function. This study suggested that total liver function and initial remnant liver volume might be a new indication of hepatectomy after PVE and ALPPS in the case of insufficient remnant liver volume.

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