Liver Transection-First Approach in Left Trisectionectomy for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma.
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Abstract
Left trisectionectomy [(LT) resection of segments 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 1] for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is still a challenging procedure with high postoperative morbidity and mortality. To perform LT safely, the liver transection-first approach was developed. In this approach, liver transection is started without dividing the right anterior hepatic artery (RAHA) and right anterior portal vein (RAPV). After the completion of liver transection, the RAHA and RAPV, which run into the future resected liver, can be easily identified and divided under the wide surgical field at the hepatic hilus. The liver transection-first approach appears to be safer than the conventional LT, leading to less postoperative morbidity and mortality.