【Abstract】ObjectiveTo evaluate the advances in minimally invasive surgery treatment for hepatolithiasis. MethodsLiteratures about the advances in minimally invasive surgery treatment for hepatolithiasis were collected and reviewed. ResultsHepatectomy and bile duct exploration using laparoscopy can get better effect. Fibrocholedochoscopy play an important role in the course of operation and after operation for hepatolithiasis. ConclusionThe individualization treatment program should be used for hepatolithiasis. Association application of multipathway minimally invasive operation, such as laparoscopy, fibrocholedochoscopy and so on, can increase the cure rate of hepatolithiasis.
Objective To summarize contents of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and understand it’s status and prospect in application of patients with hepatolithiasis. Methods The descriptions of ERAS in recent years and applications in hepatolithiasis were reviewed. Results The ERAS programme mainly included the preoperative managements, such as the education, nutrition management, and gastrointestinal tract management; the intraoperative managements, such as the minimally invasive surgery, reasonable choice of anesthesia, infusion volume management, and maintenance of body temperature, analgesia, and preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting medication selection; the postoperative early feeding, early exercise, early extubation, multimodal analgesia, T tube management, reasonable discharge standard and follow-up management. Although the ERAS was rarely reported in patients with hepatolithiasis, it had some advantages of promoting recovery and improving patient satisfaction, and it was still effective and safe. Conclusions Application of ERAS concept in patients with hepatolithiasis has achieved precision management and individualized treatment during perioperative period. It could achieve a good short-term therapeutic effect and optimize medical management model. However, there are still some problems at the present stage in implementation and promotion of patients with hepatolithiasis, such as lacks of criteria and specifications, evidence-based medicine. It is needed to further strengthen communication and collaboration among multiple disciplinary teams so as to further improve ERAS programme and popularize it.
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of ureteroscope in cholelithiasis treated by laparoscopic surgery. Methods The clinical data of 36 patients admitted because of hepatolithus with ureteroscope combination in laparoscopic surgery from February 2007 to September 2009 in Guidong People’s Hospital of Guangxi were analyzed retrospectively. Results In 33 cases, stones were removed once by ureteroscope in laparoscopic surgery with residual stones (in 3 cases residual stone were removed secondarily through T tube) and the other 3 cases were transferred to laparotomy forcedly due to bleeding of biliary duct and vessels of porta hepatis and tearing of bile duct. During operation, blood loss was 30-280 (94.51±54.70) ml; operation time was 110-260 (147.22±48.45) min; recovery time of bowel movement was 1-3 (2.03±0.76) d; postoperative hospitalization time was 6-13 (7.12±1.65) d (some discharged with T tube); the time of patients of T tubes pulled out was 28-45 (38.92±6.52) d. Bile leakage happened in 1 case and infection of biliary tract in 1 case, no complications such as biliary stricture or bile duct bleeding were found after operation. Conclusions Treatment of intrahepatic bile duct or a single extra-hepatic sand-like stones with ureteroscopy usage in laparoscopic surgery is feasible and less invasive. It is a minimally invasive treatment for intra- or extra-hepatic stones due to rapidly postoperative rehabilitation.
Objective To investigate feasibility and clinical efficacy of exploration and stone removal through choledochoscope via hepatic cross-section during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis. Methods The patients who had left extrahepatic bile duct stones with choledocholithiasis from January 2012 to December 2016 were retrospectively collected. Among these patients, 29 cases underwent an exploration and stone removal through choledochoscope via hepatic cross-section during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy (observation group) and 26 cases underwent an exploration and stone removal through choledochoscope via incision of common bile duct during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy (control group). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative nutritional, and complications rate were compared between these two groups. Results The operations were performed successfully and no perioperative death happened in both groups. There were no significant differences in the operative time and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups (P>0.05). Moreover, the postoperative hospital stay of the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (P<0.05). In addition, there were no significant differences in the complications of the bile leakage, subphrenic infection, and biliary residual stones between the two groups (P>0.05). Also, the levels of prealbumin and the lymphocytes in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group on the 3rd and 6th day after the operation (P<0.05). Conclusions Preliminary results of limited cases in this study show that exploration and removal of stones through choledochoscope via hepatic cross-section during laparoscopic left lateral hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis is relatively safe and reliable, its procedure is simplified, could avoid relevant complications due to biliary incision and T tube drainage.
ObjectiveTo explore the value of laparoscopic choledocholithotomy on hepatolithiasis patients with previous bile duct surgery contraindicating hepatectomy. MethodsEighty-six hepatolithiasis patients contraindicating hepatectomy accepted laparoscopic choledocholithotomy during March 2009 and March 2013 in the department of general surgery, AVIC 363 hospital. Among them, 26 cases with previous bile duct surgery(PBS group) and 60 cases without (NPBS group), 15 cases with left intrahepatic bile duct stone, 52 cases with right intrahepatic bile duct stone, and 19 cases with bilateral intrahepatic bile duct stone. Perioperative materials were reviewed between two groups retrospectively. ResultsThe operation time of the PBS group and NPBS group was(161.4±31.5) min and(155.7±28.1) min respectively(P > 0.05). And the intraoperative blood loss of them was(69.2±50.7) mL and(44.1±27.4) mL respectively (P < 0.05). Postoperative complication incidence of PBS group was 53.8%, among them, ascites was found obviously much more in PBS group than that in NPBS group(P < 0.05). The general residual stone incidence of two groups was 15.1%, and the general stone clearance rate was 98.8%. The long term postoperative complication occurrence in PBS group was 23.1%, which was higher significantly than that in NPBS group(P<0.05). ConclusionLaparoscopic choledocholithotomy is a safe, effective thus feasible choice for hepatolithiasis patients with previous bile duct surgery, especially for those without hepatic atrophy, bilateral hepatic bile ducts stone with hepatic bile duct stricture and hepatic bile duct stone with coexisting biliary cirrhosis.
Objective To investigate safety and short-term effect of subtotal hepatectomy with caudate lobe as sole remnant liver in treatment of hepatolithiasis, and to analyze diagnosis and treatment process of bronchobiliary fistula after hepatectomy. Methods The clinical data of 1 patient with hepatolithiasis combined with liver atrophy-hypertrophy syndrome and caudate lobe with compensatory hypertrophy who was admitted to the Gansu Provincial People’s Hospital in August 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. The body surface area of the patient was 1.47 m2, the standard total liver volume was 1 040 cm3. According to the results of CT, the expected residual 1iver volume (caudate lobe volume) after the hepatectomy was 643 cm3, and the ratio of residual liver volume over the standard total liver was 61%. The patient received the subtotal hepatectomy with the caudate lobe as the sole remnant liver and T tube drainage. The follow-up including the postoperative complications and recurrence of calculus was performed by the regular hospital check up till September 2017. Results The subtotal hepatectomy with caudate lobe as sole remnant liver was performed successfully. The operative time and intraoperative blood loss were 280 min and 3 000 mL, respectively. The peritoneal drainage tube was removed on the 8th postoperative day with a good recovery of liver function. The postoperative pathological examination showed that there were some intrahepatic bile duct pigment stones, the bile duct wall fibrous tissue hyperplasia combined with a focal liver cells hydropic degeneration, and no canceration. The patient was discharged on the 40th postoperative day. Two months later, the T tube cholangiography showed that the inferior extremity bile duct was unobstructed and there was no residual intra- and extra-hepatic stone. The liver function was normal, then the T tube was removed. After 6 months, the patient coughed and exhausted the bilious sputum, meanwhile the sputum culture showed that there were the Escherichia coli and Streptococcus viridans, then the bronchobiliary fistula was diagnosed. After the multidisciplinary discussion, the patient received the right thoracocentesis and double abdominal drainages around liver, meanwhile, combined with the anti-inflammatory, liver protection, intravenous nutrition support, etc., the bilious sputum was obviously reduced. So far, the patient had been followed up for one year, the patient's cough, and expectoration symptoms disappeared and his condition was stable. Conclusions Caudate lobe-sparing subtotal hepatectomy in treatment of hepatolithiasis is safe and feasible, but it is possible that bronchobiliary fistula is followed after operation, individual and multidisciplinary collaboration in treatment of bronchobiliary fistula caused by extensive hepatectomy is safe and feasible.
Objective To discuss the effective surgical treatment of intrahepatic lithiasis combined with high hepatic duct strictures. MethodsTwo hundreds and sixteen cases of intrahepatic lithiasis and high hepatic duct strictures treated in this hospital from January 1993 to October 2002 were analysed retrospectively.ResultsOne hundred and eightythree cases underwent different selective operation by selected time; 33 cases complicated with acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis underwent emergency were performed single biliary drainage, in which 30 cases were reoperated. The operative procedure were: hepatic lobectomy,high cholangiotomy and plastic repair,exposure of hepatic duct of the 2nd and the 3rd order,and plastic repair with own patch and choledochojejunostomy.Two hundreds and six cases were cured,the curative rate was 95.4%; 8 cases improved (3.7%), and 2 cases died (0.9%).Conclusion The best effective surgical treatment of intrahpatic lithiasis is hepatic lobectomy. Exposure of hepatic duct of the 2nd and the 3rd order is a satisfactory to release the hepatic duct strictures and to clear the intrahepatic lithiasis. For patients with normal extrahepatic bile duct and Oddi’s function, plastic repair of bile duct with own patch is possible to keep the normal form and function. Cholangioscopy may play an important role in the treatment of intrahepatic tract lithiasis during operation.