Characteristics and operative treatment of extremely giant liver hemangioma >20 cm

Background Giant liver hemangioma >20 cm may cause severe complications; therefore, operative treatment can be highly difficult and risky. No studies have been performed to determine the characteristics of this subgroup. Methods A retrospective study was performed on 141 patients who underwent op...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgery 2017-06, Vol.161 (6), p.1514-1524
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Xiaolei, MD, Yang, Zhiying, MD, Tan, Haidong, MD, Liu, Liguo, MD, Xu, Li, MD, Sun, Yongliang, MD, Si, Shuang, MD, Huang, Jia, MD, Zhou, Wenying, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Blood Loss, Surgical - physiopathology Cohort Studies Female Follow-Up Studies Hemangioma, Cavernous - diagnostic imaging Hemangioma, Cavernous - pathology Hemangioma, Cavernous - surgery Hepatectomy - adverse effects Hepatectomy - methods Humans Laparotomy - methods Liver Function Tests Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Liver Neoplasms - pathology Liver Neoplasms - surgery Male Middle Aged Operative Time Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - physiopathology Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Treatment Outcome Tumor Burden
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Giant liver hemangioma >20 cm may cause severe complications; therefore, operative treatment can be highly difficult and risky. No studies have been performed to determine the characteristics of this subgroup. Methods A retrospective study was performed on 141 patients who underwent operative treatment for liver hemangioma. The patients were divided into an extremely giant hemangioma group (>20 cm, 36 cases) and a giant hemangioma group (>10 cm but
ISSN:	0039-6060 1532-7361
DOI:	10.1016/j.surg.2016.12.015