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The value of three-dimensional visualization techniques in hepatectomy for complicated hepatolithiasis: A propensity
Qi Guo1, Jiangming Chen1, Tian Pu1
1Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, China.
Objective:
The present study aimed to investigate the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of three-dimensional visualization technique (3DVT)-guided hepatectomy in the treatment of complicated hepatolithiasis.
Methods:
The clinical and follow-up data of 279 patients with complicated hepatolithiasis were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into a 3DVT group (group A, 66 cases) and a non-3DVT group (group B, 213 cases). After baseline data were balanced using propensity score matching (PSM), the clinical characteristics and follow-up data of the two groups were observed.
Results:
After 1:1 PSM, 58 patients in each group were successfully matched with each other. When the groups were compared, the surgical duration (p = 0.033) and intraoperative blood loss (p = 0.002) of group A were lower than those of group B. The immediate stone clearance rate (91.4% vs. 75.9%, p = 0.024) and quality of life outcome (p = 0.034) of group A were significantly higher than those of group B. Logistic regression analysis showed that history of two or more biliary tract operations (odds ratio [OR] = 6.544, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.193-35.890, p = 0.031), bilateral stone distribution (OR = 4.198, 95% CI = 1.186-14.854, p = 0.026), and Geng grade III or IV (OR = 12.262, 95% CI = 2.224-67.617, p = 0.004) were independent risk factors for poor outcomes in patients with complicated hepatolithiasis.
Conclusion:
Compared to conventional imaging examinations, 3DVT can be used to guide and achieve accurate preoperative diagnosis of complicated hepatolithiasis and has good safety, feasibility, and efficacy.
