An isolated caudate lobectomy by the transhepatic approach for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic liver

J Yamamoto; T Takayama; T Kosuge; J Yoshida; K Shimada; S Yamasaki; H Hasegawa

An isolated caudate lobectomy by the transhepatic approach for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic liver

Surgery. 1992 Jun;111(6):699-702.

Authors

J Yamamoto¹, T Takayama, T Kosuge, J Yoshida, K Shimada, S Yamasaki, H Hasegawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 1317613

Abstract

A new strategy for the treatment of hepatic malignancy located deep in the cirrhotic liver is reported. A 66-year-old man, who had a 3 cm hepatocellular carcinoma in the cranial part of the caudate lobe, underwent an isolated caudate lobectomy. By transecting along the interlobar plane and opening the hepatic hilus anteriorly, we resected almost the entire caudate lobe without loss of the remaining liver parenchyma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / complications
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / surgery*
Hepatectomy / methods*
Humans
Laparotomy
Liver / physiopathology
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / complications
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Postoperative Period
Tomography, X-Ray Computed