[Jet dissection of tissues in liver surgery]

The results of applying jet dissection in resections of the liver in experiments and in the clinic are discussed. The method is based on washing off the hepatic tissues with a high-pressure jet of liquid to expose the intact vessels and ducts. To realize the method, "A device for separating tissues of parenchymatous organs" was developed, which worked according to the principle of an injector without a needle. The efficacy and the degree of trauma inflicted by the method were tested in experiments, after which it was applied in the clinic in 14 patients. The method made it possible to reduce essentially the volume of intraoperative blood loss, prevent the escape of bile in the postoperative period, reduce to the minimum hemotransfusion therapy, and shorten the stay of patients in the clinic. The results of jet dissection show the expedience of its use in surgical hepatology.