A multicenter validation study for determining the condition of nonanatomical or minor anatomical hepatectomies satisfying technical difficulty of current high-level hepatectomy certificated by the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.

BACKGROUND: The current high-level hepatectomy (HLH) is certified by the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS), comprising only anatomical hepatectomies above Couinaud's segmentectomy. This multicenter study aimed to identify the conditions of non-HLH that satisfy equivalent technical difficulties to HLH. METHODS: Between 2018 and 2021, 595 first open hepatectomies without biliary reconstruction (374 HLHs and 221 non-HLHs) were performed in the five institutions. Non-HLHs belonging to at least one of the three conditions; depth of hepatectomy ≥5 cm, number of resections ≥3 locations and at least one location with a depth of hepatectomy ≥3 cm, and hepatectomy involving the paracaval portion of the caudate lobe was proposed as the candidate for difficult non-HLH. The technical difficulty was estimated by the operative time and blood loss. RESULTS: Difficult non-HLHs were neither associated with shorter operative time (373 min vs. 354 min, p = .184) nor lesser blood loss than those with HLHs (503 mL vs. 436 mL, p = .126). Postoperative complications such as Clavien-Dindo classification grade III or more were not significant between the two groups (18.6% vs. 13.4%, p = 0212). CONCLUSIONS: Difficult non-HLHs were associated with no lesser technical difficulty than those with HLH.

Effects of anatomical and nonanatomical hepatectomy on the prognosis of patients with HCC / 临床外科杂志

Objective To explore the effects of anatomical and nonanatomical hepatectomy on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods A total of 62 HCC patients were enrolled,including 33 cases of anatomical hepatectomy(Group AH)and 29 cases of nonanatomical hepa-tectomy(Group IH).The operation situation and hematocrystallin(HB)loss were record.Fasting venous blood of HCC patients were extracted for detection of circulating AFP mRNA expression.The recurrence, mortality and complication rate were recorded at the same time.Results The operative time of Group AH was significantly higher than that of Group IH,while the bleeding volume and HB loss were lower(P0.05 ).There was no significant difference in complication rate between groups.Patients of Group AH got more hepatosis due to liver cirrhosis or fibrosis,while patients of Group IH got more bleeding or infection due to the central tumor.Conclusion Anatomical hepatectomy has advantages in protecting artery and improving prognosis for HCC patients,but it has surgical risks for patients with serious patholog-ical damage in hepatic lobes,and nonanatomical hepatectomy may be considered.