• Department of General Surgery, The Second Afiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China;
CUIYun-fu, Email: yfcui777@hotmail.com
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Objective To explore it's advantages and disadvantages through analyzed the data of associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) operation in 3 cases of liver cancer patients with cirrhosis. Methods The data of 3 patients perfomed ALPPS operation were retrospectively analyzed, through the preoperative evaluation, intraoperative and postoperative treatment points analyzed to explore the pros and cons. Results One case died of hepatic failure, and the remaining two cases were still alive. The highest score of MELD of liver failure in death case was 18.8 scores, and the other cases of MELD score were decreased after second operation. The average increased volume of liver was 225 mL, and the liver volume was significantly increased (P=0.002). Conclusions ALPPS make a portion of huge liver cancer patients combining with cirrhosis having a chance to surgery. But it is necessary to consider in patients with preoperative state, surgical risk, prognosis and economic conditions,in order to determine whether patients can benefit from ALPPS.

Citation: SUZhi-lei, SHANBa-ga, ZHONGXiang-yu, WANGZhi-dong, LIChun-long, TAISheng, CUIYun-fu. Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of Cirrhotic Patients with Liver Carcinoma by ALPPS (Report of 3 Cases). CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2016, 23(1): 18-21. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.20160005 Copy

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