Original Article
Application of fluorescence-guided laparoscopy in radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma
Erwei Xiao, Lianyuan Tao, Yankui Wei, Jiahao Ma, Xiaoqiang Sun, Yuanxiang Lu, Deyu Li
Published 2019-02-28
Cite as Chin J Hepatobiliary Surg, 2019, 25(2): 87-89. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-8118.2019.02.002
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical application value of fluorescence laparoscopy in radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
MethodsData of totally 113 patients with HCC in Henan Provincial People's Hospital between June 2016 to June 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Among the 113 patients, 46 patients underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy (LLR), and 67 patients underwent fluorescence guided laparoscopic hepatectomy (FLLR).
ResultsNo significant differences were observed between LLR group and FLLR group in terms of age, male proportion, liver function classification, surgical resection methods, and operation time (P>0.05). The positive ratio of specimen surgical margin in LLR group was significantly higher than that in FLLR group, 13.0% vs. 3.0%, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). In the FLLR group, 22 patients received fluorescence guided anatomic hepatectomy with indocyanine green (ICG), 10 with positive staining and 12 with negative staining, and fluorescence imaging was observed 2 minutes after ICG injection. There was no significant difference in operation time, hospitalization cost and length of stay between positive and negative staining (P>0.05).
ConclusionFluorescence laparoscopy has certain advantages in hepatectomy, and can display the boundary of hepatocellular carcinoma in real time to ensure the safe margin of tumor resection.
Key words:
Carcinoma, hepatocellular; Hepatectomy; Indocyanine green; Fluorescence imaging
Contributor Information
Erwei Xiao
Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
Lianyuan Tao
Yankui Wei
Jiahao Ma
Xiaoqiang Sun
Yuanxiang Lu
Deyu Li
