TY - JOUR
T1 - Three hundred and one consecutive extended right hepatectomies
T2 - Evaluation of outcome based on systematic liver volumetry
AU - Kishi, Yoji
AU - Abdalla, Eddie K.
AU - Chun, Yun Shin
AU - Zorzi, Daria
AU - Madoff, David C.
AU - Wallace, Michael J.
AU - Curley, Steven A.
AU - Vauthey, Jean Nicolas
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE(S): This study aimed to determine the effect of preoperative liver volumetry on postoperative outcomes after extended right hepatectomy. Primary end point was to evaluate whether future liver remnant (FLR)/standardized liver volume ratio (sFLR) >20% is sufficient for a safe hepatic resection. Secondary end point was to assess whether preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is associated with improved outcome in patients with initial sFLR ≤20%. BACKGROUND DATA: An sFLR >20% of the total liver volume has been proposed as sufficient for safe hepatic resection, but this concept has not been validated in a large series. In addition, recent reports suggest preoperative PVE is indicated for sFLR <30%. METHODS: The impact of sFLR and PVE on short-term outcomes (postoperative complications, liver insufficiency, and 90-day mortality) was analyzed in 301 consecutive patients after extended right hepatectomy. Liver volumetry accounted for partial resection of segment IV. Liver insufficiency was defined as peak postoperative serum bilirubin >7 mg/dL. Predictors of liver insufficiency were identified by multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Postoperative liver insufficiency occurred in 45 patients (15%) and accounted for 61% of deaths. Among 290 patients who underwent liver volumetry, sFLR was <20% in 38 patients, 20.1% to 30% in 144, and ≥30% in 108. Rates of postoperative liver insufficiency and death from liver failure were similar between patients with sFLR 20.1% to 30% and sFLR ≥30% but higher in patients with sFLR ≤20% (P < 0.05). Postoperative outcomes were similar between patients with increase in sFLR from ≤20% to >20% after PVE and patients with initial sFLR >20%. Multivariate analysis revealed that body mass index >25 kg/m, intraoperative blood transfusion, and sFLR ≤20% (odds ratio = 3.18; 95% CI, 1.34-7.54) independently predicted postoperative liver insufficiency. CONCLUSIONS: Systematic measurement of FLR volume is important to select patients for PVE and extended right hepatectomy. A sFLR >20% is sufficient for safe hepatic resection and sFLR 20.1% to 30% is not an indication for preoperative PVE.
AB - OBJECTIVE(S): This study aimed to determine the effect of preoperative liver volumetry on postoperative outcomes after extended right hepatectomy. Primary end point was to evaluate whether future liver remnant (FLR)/standardized liver volume ratio (sFLR) >20% is sufficient for a safe hepatic resection. Secondary end point was to assess whether preoperative portal vein embolization (PVE) is associated with improved outcome in patients with initial sFLR ≤20%. BACKGROUND DATA: An sFLR >20% of the total liver volume has been proposed as sufficient for safe hepatic resection, but this concept has not been validated in a large series. In addition, recent reports suggest preoperative PVE is indicated for sFLR <30%. METHODS: The impact of sFLR and PVE on short-term outcomes (postoperative complications, liver insufficiency, and 90-day mortality) was analyzed in 301 consecutive patients after extended right hepatectomy. Liver volumetry accounted for partial resection of segment IV. Liver insufficiency was defined as peak postoperative serum bilirubin >7 mg/dL. Predictors of liver insufficiency were identified by multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Postoperative liver insufficiency occurred in 45 patients (15%) and accounted for 61% of deaths. Among 290 patients who underwent liver volumetry, sFLR was <20% in 38 patients, 20.1% to 30% in 144, and ≥30% in 108. Rates of postoperative liver insufficiency and death from liver failure were similar between patients with sFLR 20.1% to 30% and sFLR ≥30% but higher in patients with sFLR ≤20% (P < 0.05). Postoperative outcomes were similar between patients with increase in sFLR from ≤20% to >20% after PVE and patients with initial sFLR >20%. Multivariate analysis revealed that body mass index >25 kg/m, intraoperative blood transfusion, and sFLR ≤20% (odds ratio = 3.18; 95% CI, 1.34-7.54) independently predicted postoperative liver insufficiency. CONCLUSIONS: Systematic measurement of FLR volume is important to select patients for PVE and extended right hepatectomy. A sFLR >20% is sufficient for safe hepatic resection and sFLR 20.1% to 30% is not an indication for preoperative PVE.
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U2 - 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b674df
DO - 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181b674df
M3 - Article
C2 - 19730239
AN - SCOPUS:70349671217
SN - 0003-4932
VL - 250
SP - 540
EP - 547
JO - Annals of surgery
JF - Annals of surgery
IS - 4
ER -