Discussion on the technique of resection of liver tumor in the caudate lobe / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

The caudate lobe of liver is anatomically divided into three parts: Spiegel portion, inferior vena cava portion and caudate process. The caudate lobe of the liver is located in the dorsal side of the liver, adjacent to the inferior vena cava, the three hepatic veins, and the left and right portal veins. The location of the caudate lobe depends on the location of anatomical landmarks and the location of staining, especially negative staining techniques. The left approach is suitable for Spiegel resection, and the right approach is suitable for paracentral resection of the inferior vena cava and caudate process. The dorsal approach and anterior approach combined with other approaches can achieve complete caudate resection. This article showed the combination of multimodal approach with total caudate lobectomy, partial caudate lobectomy and laparoscopic caudate lobectomy.