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26.10.2023 | Original Article
Volumetric Remodeling of the Left Liver After Right Hepatectomy: Analysis of Factors Predicting Degree of Hypertrophy and Post-hepatectomy Liver Failure
Erschienen in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Ausgabe 12/2023
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Background
This study investigated the volumetric remodeling of the left liver after right hepatectomy looking for factors predicting the degree of hypertrophy and severe post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF).
Methods
In a cohort of 121 right hepatectomies, we performed CT volumetrics study of the future left liver remnant (FLR) preoperatively and postoperatively. Factors influencing FLR degree of hypertrophy and severe PHLF were identified by multivariate analysis.
Results
After right hepatectomy, the mean degree of hypertrophy and kinetic growth rate of the left liver remnant were 25% and 3%/day respectively. The mean liver volume recovery rate was 77%. Liver remodeling volume was distributed for 79% on segments 2 and 3 and 21% on the segment 4 (p<0.001). Women showed a greater hypertrophy of segments 2 and 3 compared with men (p=0.002). The degree of hypertrophy of segment 4 was lower in case of middle hepatic vein resection (p=0.004). Left liver remnant kinetic growth rate was associated with the standardized future liver remnant (sFLR) (p<0.001) and a two-stage hepatectomy (p=0.023). Severe PHLF were predicted by intraoperative transfusion (p=0.009), biliary tumors (p=0.013), and male gender (p=0.022).
Conclusions
Volumetric remodeling of the left liver after right hepatectomy is not uniform and is mainly influenced by gender and sacrifice of middle hepatic vein. Male gender, intraoperative transfusion, and biliary tumors increase the risk of postoperative liver failure after right hepatectomy.