PMID: 9164528Mar 1, 1997Paper

Right hepatic lobectomy in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepato-gastroenterology
K YamamotoK Sugimachi

Abstract

The outcome of hepatectomy in elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have been reported, however neither the morphological nor functional hepatic regeneration in elderly patients have been fully investigated. Fifty-six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, who underwent a right hepatic lobectomy over an 8-year period, were classified into three groups according to their age; group 1 (n = 7), more than 70 years of age; group 2 (n = 40), patients from 50 to 69 years of age and group 3 (n = 9), under 50 years of age. There were no significant differences regarding backgrounds or intra-operative parameters among the three groups. The perioperative hepatic function, postoperative complications and the regeneration rate of the remnant left lobe at 1 month after operation were compared. No differences were found in the regeneration rate, however, the levels of the hepaplastin test and lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase at 7 days after hepatectomy in group 1 (31.3%, 8.8 U) were significantly lower than those in groups 2 and 3 (37.4%, 18.4 U; 47.9%, 29.4 U, respectively). The incidence of hospital death due to hepatic failure in group 1 (42.9%) was also significantly higher than that of group 2 (5.0%) or group 3 (0%). The de...Continue Reading

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