Impact of Ultrasonic Scalpels for Liver Parenchymal Transection on Postoperative Bleeding and Bile Leakage

Overview

Journal In Vivo

Specialty Oncology

Date 2018 Jun 25

PMID 29936474

Citations 1

Authors

Ioannis D Kostakis

Nikolaos Machairas

Zoe Garoufalia

Anastasia Prodromidou

Georgios C Sotiropoulos

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Abstract

Background/aim: Novel techniques for liver parenchymal transection have emerged and they are available to the hepatobiliary surgeon. The aim of our study was to compare two types of ultrasonic scalpels (Lotus and Harmonic) and examine how they perform either alone or in combination with the SonaStar ultrasonic surgical aspiration system regarding postoperative bleeding and bile leakage.

Patients And Methods: Our prospectively maintained database of patients who underwent liver resections in our Department was reviewed. One hundred and two patients with solid liver lesions underwent liver resection by a senior hepatobiliary surgeon in our department during a period of 51 months. They were divided into four groups according to the devices that were used for liver parenchymal transection.

Results: Patients were divided into the following groups: group 1: Lotus, 32 patients (31.4%); group 2: Lotus+SonaStar, 27 patients (26.5%); group 3: Harmonic, 27 patients (26.5%); group 4: Harmonic+SonaStar, 16 patients (15.7%). There were 5 cases of postoperative bleeding and 9 cases of postoperative bile leakage. No significant difference was found concerning postoperative bleeding (group 1: 2/32; 6.3%, group 2: 2/27; 7.4%, group 3: 0/27; 0%, group 4: 1/16; 6.3%) (p=0.577). Furthermore, no actual difference was detected in terms of postoperative bile leakage (group 1: 2/32; 6.3%, group 2: 3/27; 11.1%, group 3: 3/27; 11.1%, group 4: 1/16; 6.3%) (p=0.866).

Conclusion: Both Lotus and Harmonic ultrasonic scalpels provide adequate and similar results concerning postoperative hemorrhage and cholorrhea.

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