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Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2016 Aug;5(4):382-7. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2016.05.02.

A totally laparoscopic associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy assisted with radiofrequency (radiofrequency assisted liver partition with portal vein ligation) for staged liver resection.

Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition

Long R Jiao, David N Hakim, Tamara M H Gall, Ana Fajardo, Tim D Pencavel, Ruifang Fan, Mikael H Sodergren

Affiliations

  1. HPB Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London W12 0HS, UK.

PMID: 27500150 PMCID: PMC4960415 DOI: 10.21037/hbsn.2016.05.02

Abstract

In order to induce liver hypertrophy to enable liver resection in patients with a small future liver remnant (FLR), various methods have been proposed in addition to portal vein embolisation (PVE). Most recently, the associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) technique has gained significant international interest. This technique is limited by the high morbidity associated with an in situ liver splitting and the patient undergoing two open operations. We present the case of a variant ALPPS technique performed entirely laparoscopically with no major morbidity or mortality. An increased liver volume of 57.9% was seen after 14 days. This technique is feasible to perform and compares favourably to other ALPPS methods whilst gaining the advantages of laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords: Radiofrequency assisted liver partition with portal vein ligation (RALPP); associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS); liver resection; portal vein ligation; radio-frequency ablation; two-stage

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