How Far Can We Go with Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma? Laparoscopic Sectionectomy of the Liver Combined with the Resection of the Major Hepatic Vein Main Trunk
Table 1
Summary of the patients who underwent extended sectionectomy combined with major hepatic vein resection.
Number
Age, sex
Operative procedure
Disease
Tumor size (mm)
Operation time (minutes)
Bleeding (mL)
Oral intake restored
Complication
Hospital stay (days after surgery)
1
73, M
Right anterior
HCC
48
352
480
1 POD
—
21
2
70, M
Left medial
HCC
75
466
350
2 POD
—
44 due to warfarin control
3
58, M
Right anterior
HCC
70
603
750
2 POD
Pleural effusion
44
4
70, M
Right posterior
HCC
40
506
100
1 POD
—
16
5
78, M
Left medial
HCC
72
341
250
2 POD
—
8
6
79, M
Right anterior
HCC
50 (VTT)
401
250
1 POD
—
15
M: male; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; POD: postoperative day, VTT: venous tumor thrombus. Case numbers are listed in chronological order in our experience.
