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Hepatocellular carcinoma in a case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome treated successfully with a central bilateral
Yasunori Shikada1, Takashi Matsumata, Taketoshi Suehiro
1Department of Surgery and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. shikada@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 72-year-old woman with hepatocellular carcinoma and HCV cirrhosis combined with Dubin-Johnson syndrome was successfully treated by a central bilateral segmentectomy. While the preoperative serum bilirubin level is one of the established criteria for determining the indications for a hepatic resection, it is not effective for HCV cirrhosis cases associated with Dubin-Johnson syndrome. Postoperative hyperbilirubinemia may be cured without special treatment such as bilirubin absorption or plasma exchange, but such patients must be carefully observed to ensure that liver failure does not occur.