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Role of splenectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and hypersplenism

Authors
 Sung Hoon Kim  ;  Do Young Kim  ;  Jin Hong Lim  ;  Seung Up Kim  ;  Gi Hong Choi  ;  Sang Hoon Ahn  ;  Jin Sub Choi  ;  Kyung Sik Kim 
Citation
 ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, Vol.83(11) : 865-870, 2013 
Journal Title
ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY
ISSN
 1445-1433 
Issue Date
2013
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/complications ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/mortality ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/surgery* ; Female ; Humans ; Hypersplenism ; Hypertension, Portal/complications ; Liver/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/complications ; Liver Neoplasms/mortality ; Liver Neoplasms/surgery* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organ Size ; Retrospective Studies ; Splenectomy*
Keywords
cirrhosis ; hepatocellular carcinoma ; hypersplenism ; splenectomy
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Hypersplenism with thrombocytopenia is a common complication of cirrhosis with portal hypertension. We evaluated the role of splenectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in terms of the improvement of biochemical indices and liver volume.
METHODS:
Nineteen patients with HCC underwent liver resection and splenectomy from January 2000 to December 2009. Thirty-nine patients who underwent liver resection during the same period were enrolled as case-matched controls. We performed a retrospective review of prospectively collected data. We analysed the results of biochemical tests, disease-free survival and overall survival and measured the liver volume before and at 90 days after operation.
RESULTS:
Preoperative white blood cell counts (P = 0.001), platelet counts (P = 0.021), total bilirubin (P ≤ 0.001) and prothrombin time by international normalized ratio (P = 0.043) were significantly different. However, these results had converged to similar levels 90 days after the operation. The degree of increment in liver volume were similar (P = 0.763). In splenectomy group, portal vein thrombosis developed in eight patients and all patients except one recovered using only conservative treatments. There was an operative mortality because of liver failure by thrombosis.
CONCLUSIONS:
Although splenectomy may induce thrombosis, liver failure and subsequent mortality, splenectomy may improve liver function and expand the indication of liver resection if postoperative management is conducted conservatively.
Full Text
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06241.x/abstract
DOI
10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06241.x
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Kyung Sik(김경식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9498-284X
Kim, Do Young(김도영)
Kim, Seung Up(김승업) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-8050
Ahn, Sang Hoon(안상훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3629-4624
Lim, Jin Hong(임진홍)
Choi, Gi Hong(최기홍) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1593-3773
Choi, Jin Sub(최진섭)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/88583
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