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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Published on: March 25, 2022
[Surgical intervention of hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct thrombi]
Shu-you Peng1, Jian-wei Wang, Ying-bin Liu
1Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009 China.
Objectives:
To summarize the experience of surgical intervention for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with bile duct thrombi (BDT), and to evaluate the influence on prognosis.
Methods:
From 1994 to 2002, 15 patients with HCC and BDT who underwent surgical intervention were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
The operative procedures included hepatectomy with removal of BDT (n = 7), hepatectomy combined with extrahepatic bile duct resection (n = 4), thrombectomy through choledochotomy (n = 3), and piggy-back orthotopic liver transplantation (n = 1). The 1- and 3-year survival rates were 73.3% and 40%, respectively. Two patients survived over 5 year. The survival rate of patients with portal vein invasion was significantly lower than that of patients without portal vein invasion (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Surgical intervention was effective for patients with HCC and BDT. Operation after recurrence can prolong the survival time. Liver transplantation is a new operative procedure worthy of study.