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HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 59, Issue 114, Pages 321-324Publisher
H G E UPDATE MEDICAL PUBLISHING S A
DOI: 10.5754/hge11999
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Caudate lobe resection; Central cholangiocarcinoma; Hepatectomy
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- Gastroenterology Center, Mansoura University
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Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the importance of concomitant caudate lobe resection in the course of major hepatectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Methodology: During the period between January 1995 and December 2010, 159 patients were subjected to major hepatectomy with or without total caudate lobe resection at the Gastroenterology Centre, Mansoura University These patients were divided in two groups: 1) a caudate lobe preservation (CLP) group (79 patients) and 2) a caudate lobe resection (CLR) group (80 patients). All patient data were retrospectively reviewed. Results: This study included 94 men and 65 women with a mean age of 53.5 +/- 0 years without operative mortality No differences were observed between groups regarding operative time, blood loss or the development of any individual postoperative complication. There were 23 (28.8%) margin-positive resections in the CLR group and 49 (62%) margin-positive resections in the CLP group (p <= 0.001). Recurrence was confirmed in 53(67.1%) and in 41(51.3%) patients in the CLP and CLR groups, respectively (p=0.031). The median survival of the CLR group was 36 months with a 5-year survival rate of 28%, while the median survival of the CLP group was 22 months with a 5-year survival rate of 5% (p <= 0.001). Conclusions: Caudate lobe resection in combination with major hepatectomy did not affect operative or postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, it led to higher rates of margin-negative resections and significantly improved survival.
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