Nucleus plasma ratio was measured and silver-binding nucleolar organizer (AgNORs) were counted in 31 cases of cholangiocarinoma (11 cases were well-differentiated, 10 case moderately differentiated and 10 cases poorly differentiated) and in 17 cases of atypical epithelial hyperplasia related to hepatolithiasis (9 cases were simple hyperplasia, 8 cases atypical epithelial hyperplasia) by AgNORs techique and image analysis.The results showed that mucleus plasma ratio and AgNORs counts increased significantly from well-differentiated to poorly differentiated cholangiocarcinoma (Ｐ＜0.01). No statistically significant differance was shown between nucleus plasma ratio of atypical hyperplasia and well-differentiated cholangiocarinoma.The data imply that chronic proliferative cholngitis in the presence of hepatolithiasis can progress to atypical epithelial hyperplasia which may be an important precursor of cholangiocarcinoma.
Objective To discuss the effect and prognosis of the Da Vinci surgical system assisted surgical treatment for complex hepatolithiasis. Methods The clinical data of 15 patients with complex calculus of intraheoatic duct who accepted surgical therapy at General Hospital of the Second Artillery Corps of PLA from January 2009 to August 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. Results All operations of 15 patients were performed successfully, no case of converting to laparotomy， no injury of the important blood vessels and organs in surgical procedures. Postoperative complications occurred in 4 cases （26.7%）. Among them, there were 1 case （6.7%） of hemobilia, 1 case （6.7%） of lung infection, 2 cases （13.3%） of liver surface bleeding, and no case of death and liver failure occurred during the perioperative period. All patients （100%） had follow-up visited with a median time of 11 months （ranging from 3 months to 2 years）, 12 cases （80.0%） acquired good curative effect, 3 cases （20.0%） of residual stones were found, 1 case （6.7%） of recurrence stones were found. Conclusion There are enormous potential for Da Vinci surgical system assisted surgical treatment of complex hepatolithiasis, which can be used in elderly patients，and patients with multiple surgical history, poor liver function, acute cholangitis, and so on.
Objective To discuss the therapeutic effectiveness of surgical approach to complex intrahepatolithiasis with biliary liver cirrhosis.Methods A case of complex intrahepatolithiasis with biliary liver cirrohosis, portal hypertension was treated with splenectomy and pericardial devascularization plus left hepatectomy and portal cholangio plasty with T tube drainage. Results Follow up one year and a half after operation, no symptom of cholangitis was found, and there is no relapse up to date. Conclusion Combined operation of hepatectomy with splenectomy is an ideal and effective treatment for complex intrahepatolithiasis with biliary liver cirrhosis.
Objective To investigate feasibility and clinical efficacy of exploration and stone removal through choledochoscope via hepatic cross-section during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis. Methods The patients who had left extrahepatic bile duct stones with choledocholithiasis from January 2012 to December 2016 were retrospectively collected. Among these patients, 29 cases underwent an exploration and stone removal through choledochoscope via hepatic cross-section during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy (observation group) and 26 cases underwent an exploration and stone removal through choledochoscope via incision of common bile duct during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy (control group). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative nutritional, and complications rate were compared between these two groups. Results The operations were performed successfully and no perioperative death happened in both groups. There were no significant differences in the operative time and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups (P>0.05). Moreover, the postoperative hospital stay of the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (P<0.05). In addition, there were no significant differences in the complications of the bile leakage, subphrenic infection, and biliary residual stones between the two groups (P>0.05). Also, the levels of prealbumin and the lymphocytes in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group on the 3rd and 6th day after the operation (P<0.05). Conclusions Preliminary results of limited cases in this study show that exploration and removal of stones through choledochoscope via hepatic cross-section during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis is relatively safe and reliable, its procedure is simplified, could avoid relevant complications due to biliary incision and T tube drainage.
Objective To investigate safety and short-term effect of subtotal hepatectomy with caudate lobe as sole remnant liver in treatment of hepatolithiasis, and to analyze diagnosis and treatment process of bronchobiliary fistula after hepatectomy. Methods The clinical data of 1 patient with hepatolithiasis combined with liver atrophy-hypertrophy syndrome and caudate lobe with compensatory hypertrophy who was admitted to the Gansu Provincial People’s Hospital in August 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. The body surface area of the patient was 1.47 m2, the standard total liver volume was 1 040 cm3. According to the results of CT, the expected residual 1iver volume (caudate lobe volume) after the hepatectomy was 643 cm3, and the ratio of residual liver volume over the standard total liver was 61%. The patient received the subtotal hepatectomy with the caudate lobe as the sole remnant liver and T tube drainage. The follow-up including the postoperative complications and recurrence of calculus was performed by the regular hospital check up till September 2017. Results The subtotal hepatectomy with caudate lobe as sole remnant liver was performed successfully. The operative time and intraoperative blood loss were 280 min and 3 000 mL, respectively. The peritoneal drainage tube was removed on the 8th postoperative day with a good recovery of liver function. The postoperative pathological examination showed that there were some intrahepatic bile duct pigment stones, the bile duct wall fibrous tissue hyperplasia combined with a focal liver cells hydropic degeneration, and no canceration. The patient was discharged on the 40th postoperative day. Two months later, the T tube cholangiography showed that the inferior extremity bile duct was unobstructed and there was no residual intra- and extra-hepatic stone. The liver function was normal, then the T tube was removed. After 6 months, the patient coughed and exhausted the bilious sputum, meanwhile the sputum culture showed that there were the Escherichia coli and Streptococcus viridans, then the bronchobiliary fistula was diagnosed. After the multidisciplinary discussion, the patient received the right thoracocentesis and double abdominal drainages around liver, meanwhile, combined with the anti-inflammatory, liver protection, intravenous nutrition support, etc., the bilious sputum was obviously reduced. So far, the patient had been followed up for one year, the patient's cough, and expectoration symptoms disappeared and his condition was stable. Conclusions Caudate lobe-sparing subtotal hepatectomy in treatment of hepatolithiasis is safe and feasible, but it is possible that bronchobiliary fistula is followed after operation, individual and multidisciplinary collaboration in treatment of bronchobiliary fistula caused by extensive hepatectomy is safe and feasible.
Objective To summarize contents of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and understand it’s status and prospect in application of patients with hepatolithiasis. Methods The descriptions of ERAS in recent years and applications in hepatolithiasis were reviewed. Results The ERAS programme mainly included the preoperative managements, such as the education, nutrition management, and gastrointestinal tract management; the intraoperative managements, such as the minimally invasive surgery, reasonable choice of anesthesia, infusion volume management, and maintenance of body temperature, analgesia, and preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting medication selection; the postoperative early feeding, early exercise, early extubation, multimodal analgesia, T tube management, reasonable discharge standard and follow-up management. Although the ERAS was rarely reported in patients with hepatolithiasis, it had some advantages of promoting recovery and improving patient satisfaction, and it was still effective and safe. Conclusions Application of ERAS concept in patients with hepatolithiasis has achieved precision management and individualized treatment during perioperative period. It could achieve a good short-term therapeutic effect and optimize medical management model. However, there are still some problems at the present stage in implementation and promotion of patients with hepatolithiasis, such as lacks of criteria and specifications, evidence-based medicine. It is needed to further strengthen communication and collaboration among multiple disciplinary teams so as to further improve ERAS programme and popularize it.
Objective To investigate feasibility and curative effect of ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy in treatment of complicated hepatolithiasis. Methods The data of 42 patients with complicated hepatolithiasis from June 2012 to June 2017 in the Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients were treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy, including the first stage of dilation and drainage and the second stage choledochoscopy. Results The operations of the 42 patients were successfully performed. No case was converted to the conventional laparotomy. The puncture sites of 10 cases were at the right intrahepatic bile duct, 25 cases were at the left intrahepatic bile duct, and 7 cases were at the bilateral intrahepatic bile duct. The residual stones were removed by two stage choledochoscopy in the 31 patients, 11 patients had the residual stones. After the first stage, there were 4 cases of the bile duct hemorrhage, 8 cases of the cholangitis, 1 case of the pleural effusion and 1 case of the infection, 2 cases of the postoperative drainage tube shedding. After the second stage, there were 3 cases of the cholangitis and 3 cases of the postoperative drainage tube shedding. The stones of the 10/31 patients with stone removal occurred and the diseases of 9/11 patients with stone residual were stable during the following-up of (18.6±7.8) months. Conclusion Ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy including the first stage of dilation and drainage plus the second stage choledochoscopy is safe and effective in treatment of complex intrahepatic bile duct stones, it is an effective supplement to traditional surgery.
ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility and safety of subtotal hepatectomy with preservation of caudate lobe for extensive hepatolithiasis with atrophy of left and right hepatic lobe and obvious hypertrophy of caudate lobe.MethodThe clinicopathologic data of patient with hepatolithiasis whose left and right hepatic lobe atrophied and caudate lobe obviously hypertrophied admitted to the West China Hospital of Sichuan University in February 2020 were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsThe patient was in good general condition before the operation. The cardiopulmonary and kidney functions were normal. The liver function was Child-Pugh A grade, and the liver reserve function was good. The body surface area of the patient was 1.745 m2 and the standard liver volume was 1 235 mL. The volume of caudate lobe calculated by the 3D reconstruction of CT image was 735 mL, accounted for 59.5% of the standard liver volume. The patient was evaluated to be able to tolerate the operation. The patient successfully experienced the operation of subtotal hepatectomy with caudate lobe preservation. The postoperative liver function recovered well. The gastric tube was removed on the 4th day after the operation. The peritoneal drainage tube was removed on the 5th day after the operation. The patient was discharged on the 6th day after the operation. The postoperative pathological diagnosis: The intrahepatic bile duct was dilated with stones inside. A large number of inflammatory cell infiltrated around the bile duct. The fibrous tissue hyperplasia, small bile duct hyperplasia and inflammatory cell infiltration were observed in the portal area. The pathological changes were consistent with the changes of hepatolithiasis.ConclusionAccording to analysis results of this case, subtotal hepatectomy with preservation of caudate lobe is safe and feasible for hepatolithiasis patient with obvious atrophy of left and right hepatic lobe and obvious hypertrophy of caudate lobe.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of laparoscopic hepatectomy in patients with complex hepatolithiasis.MethodsThe clinical data of 31 patients with complex hepatolithiasis treated by laparoscopic hepatectomy in our hospital from January 2015 to September 2019 were retrospectively analyzed, and the effect was followed up.ResultsTwo cases were converted to open surgery, and the remaining 29 cases successfully completed laparoscopic surgery. The operative time of 31 patients was 185–490 min (260±106) min; the intraoperative bleeding volume was 200–1 300 mL (491±225) mL; the time of hepatic blood flow occlusion was 20–45 min (29±18) min; the time of choledochoscopy was 10–50 min (28±15) min. The scope of hepatectomy includes: Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅵ, and Ⅶ in 14 cases, Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ,Ⅵ, and Ⅶ in 8 cases, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅵ, and Ⅶ in 3 cases, Ⅳ, Ⅴ, and Ⅷ in 3 cases, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅴ, Ⅵ, Ⅶ, and Ⅷ in 2 cases, Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Ⅳ, Ⅵ, and Ⅶ in 1 case. The postoperative anal exhaust time was 24–73 h (41.8±15.2) h; postoperative feeding time was 14–23 h, median feeding time was 19 h; postoperative ambulation time was 15–46 h, median ambulation time was 27 h; postoperative drainage tube extraction time was 3–14 d, median drainage tube extraction time was 5 d; postoperative hospitalization time was 6–15 d, median postoperative hospitalization time was 9 d. Twenty-seven patients were followed up for 7 to 63 months, with a median follow-up time of 25 months. The incidence of complications was 19.4% (6/31), according to Claviein classification, there were 2 cases in grade Ⅰ (6.5%), 1 case in grade Ⅱ (3.2%), 3 cases in grade Ⅲa (9.7%).ConclusionLaparoscopic hepatectomy is safe and feasible for the treatment of complex hepatolithiasis, which is performed by a skilled hepatobiliary surgeon.
ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility and safety of percutaneous transhepatic choledochoscopic lithotripsy (PTCSL) in the treatment of recurrent type Ⅱa hepatolithiasis.MethodsAll of 293 patients with recurrent type Ⅱa hepatolithiasis admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from December 2010 to December 2017 were collected retrospectively, 82 of whom were treated with the PTCSL (PTCSL group), 211 of whom were treated with traditional open surgery (open group). The patients were matched according to the ratio of 1∶1 by using the method of propensity score matching, then the patients were compared after matching.ResultsA total of 59 pairs were successfully matched, that was, there were 59 patients in the PTCSL group and open group, respectively. Compared with the open group, the PTCSL group had the similar conditions such as the gender, age, preoperative Child-Pugh classification, and times of previous biliary operations, etc. (P>0.050). There was no perioperative death in both groups. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the success rate, operation time, times of operations, time of T tube removal after operation, stone residual rate, and stone recurrence rate (P>0.050). Although the hospital costs of the PTCSL group was higher than that of the open group (P<0.050), the PTCSL group had various advantages, such as less intraoperative bleeding, smaller incisional scar, shorter hospital stay and postoperative ventilation time, and lower rate of total postoperative complications (P<0.050).ConclusionsAfter learning curve, PTCSL has many advantages over traditional open surgery in treatment of recurrent type Ⅱa hepatolithiasis. PTCSL is a minimally invasive surgery, which is safe and effective.