ObjectiveTo summarize the current comparison of the efficacy of different treatments for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma.MethodTo search the literatures about the comparative studies on the efficacy of different treatments for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma in recent years and analyze them.ResultsIn the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma, percutaneous arterial chemoembolization combined with radiofrequency ablation could improve the survival rate and tumor-free survival rate to some extent, compared with the single use of percutaneous arterial chemoembolization. In the short term, there was no difference in efficacy between radiofrequency ablation and surgical resection, but the local recurrence rate of radiofrequency ablation was higher than that of surgical resection group. Salvage liver transplantation offered potential opportunity to reduce the risk of recurrence and tended to improve long-term survival outcomes, but liver sources were scarce and costly. ConclusionsAt present, there is no systematic staging scheme and treatment system for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma. At the same time, most studies are retrospective, and more prospective studies are needed to further explore the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma.
The caudate lobe of the liver has always been regarded as the deepest segment, with most complicated anatomy. The surgeon’s understanding of the caudate lobe and its subsegments has undergone a complex and tortuous process. In recent years, the special view and fine anatomy of the caudate lobe in laparoscopic resection of caudate lobe of liver have been proved or challenged based on the traditional anatomical knowledge of the liver gross specimen, cast specimen and three-dimensional reconstruction. It is these validations and challenges that keep surgeons revising and restoring the caudate anatomy to its true form. This article will discuss these new ideas and describe the laparoscopic total caudate lobectomy in detail from the point of view of a laparoscopic surgeon.