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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2014; 20(15): 4433-4439
Published online Apr 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i15.4433
Published online Apr 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i15.4433
Anatomic resection of liver segments 6-8 for hepatocellular carcinoma
Chang-Ku Jia, Jie Weng, You-Ke Chen, Yu Fu, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570102, Hainan Province, China
Author contributions: Jia CK, as a chief surgeon, performed the operation; Jia CK and Weng J designed the study; Weng J wrote the manuscript; Chen YK and Fu Y revised the manuscript.
Supported by A grant from the Science and Technology Projects of Education Department of Hainan Province, China, No. Hjkj2012-25
Correspondence to: Chang-Ku Jia, MD, Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, 31 Longhua Road, Haikou 570102, Hainan Province, China. jiachk@126.com
Telephone: +86-898-66789287 Fax: +86-898-66528336
Received: November 3, 2013
Revised: December 25, 2013
Accepted: February 20, 2014
Published online: April 21, 2014
Revised: December 25, 2013
Accepted: February 20, 2014
Published online: April 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Hepatic resection is the only curative treatment for patients with huge and multifocal tumors. However, patients with huge or multifocal tumors in the right liver and with a small volume of left liver cannot undergo right hemihepatectomy because of the possibility of postoperative liver failure, thus leading to a low overall resection rate for hepatocellular carcinoma. To increase the number of resectable patients and improve the overall resection rate, we devised anatomic liver resection of segments 6, 7 and 8 in patients with right liver tumors.