Surgical Strategy for Isolated Caudate Lobectomy: Experience with 16 Cases
Table 1
Diagnosis, size, location, and surgical approach of 16 cases of isolated caudate lobectomy.
Case number
Diagnosis
Size (cm)#
Location*
Approach
1
Hepatocellular carcinoma
3
Type 4
R
2
Hepatocellular carcinoma
3.5
Type 3
L and R
3
Hepatocellular carcinoma
6
Type 2
L and R
4
Hepatocellular carcinoma
4
Type 2
L and R
5
Hepatocellular carcinoma
2
Type 1
L
6
Hepatocellular carcinoma
5
Type 5
L and R
7
Hepatocellular carcinoma
4.5
Type 4
L and R
8
Hepatic cavernous hemangioma
5
Type 3
L and R
9
Hepatic cavernous hemangioma
8.5
Type 5
L and R
10
Hepatic cavernous hemangioma
7
Type 5
L and R
11
Hepatic cavernous hemangioma
5.5
Type 4
L and R
12
Hepatocellular adenoma
3
Type 2
L
13
Inflammatory pseudotumor
2
Type 4
R
14
Hepatic hamartoma
12
Type 4
L and R
15
Mixed hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocellular carcinoma
4.5
Type 3
L and R
16
Metastatic colonic cancer
3
Type 4
R
L: left side approach; R: right side approach; L and R: left and right side approach. Indicated in the maximum diameter. According to Hasegawa et al.’s classification [4].
