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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) sometimes occurs after left hepatectomy with lymphadenectomy. We performed fixation of the greater omentum to the peritoneum to prevent DGE and other complications in patients undergoing left hepatectomy with lymphadenectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS: Patients undergoing left hepatectomy with lymphadenectomy for cholangiocarcinoma were divided into a fixation group (n = 9) and a nonfixation group (n = 10). In the fixation group, the greater omentum was sutured to the peritoneum 3 cm from the greater curvature of the stomach to prevent contact between the stomach and the cut surface of the liver. RESULTS: Mean age, sex, disease, and hepatectomy procedures were similar in the two groups. DGE developed in six patients in the nonfixation group (60.0%) versus no patients in the fixation group (P = 0.011). The total number of complications was higher in the nonfixation group (16 complications) than in the fixation group (3 complications; P = 0.003). Overall morbidity was higher in the nonfixation group (60.0%) than in the fixation group (22.2%). Postoperative hospitalization was longer in the nonfixation group (67.4 days) than in the fixation group (20.2 days; P = 0.0041). CONCLUSIONS: Fixation of the greater omentum to the peritoneum decreases the occurrence of DGE and other complications after left hepatectomy with lymphadenectomy for cholangiocarcinoma.
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Neoplasias dos Ductos Biliares/cirurgia , Ductos Biliares Intra-Hepáticos/cirurgia , Colangiocarcinoma/cirurgia , Omento/cirurgia , Idoso , Feminino , Esvaziamento Gástrico , Hepatectomia/efeitos adversos , Hepatectomia/métodos , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Excisão de Linfonodo/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
We report a rare case of bleeding ileal varices successfully treated with emergency enterectomy. A 72-year old woman with hepatic cirrhosis due to hepatitis C was admitted to our hospital because of anemia and hematochezia. An endoscopic examination showed no evidence of bleeding in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. Angiographic studies of portal hemodynamics revealed extravasation from the ileal varices and total occlusion of the portal vein due to portal thrombus. This made it difficult to remove the ileal varices using interventional radiology. Therefore, the patient underwent emergency enterectomy for the ileal varices. No further gastrointestinal bleeding occurred during the 1-year follow-up.
