Perioperative nursing for laparoscopic liver resection

INTRODUCTION As the liver is a highly vascular organ located inan obscure space, laparoscopic hepatectomy is diffi-cult (Wu, 2000). Other influencing factors includenarrowed vision of the operative field and limitedentry of the instrument. Laparoscopic hepatectomy isstill in its beginning stages. Few cases are reportedinternationally and only 6 are reported domestically. Recently, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital has de-veloped a form of laparoscopic hepatectomy, resectingby curet…     

Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: report of first case in China and review of literature

Objective: To report the first case of ciliated hepatic foregut cyst in China, and review of literature to introduce the characteristics of this disease for doctors to recognize this disease. Method: Report the clinical procedure of diagnosis and treatment for the first case of ciliated hepatic foregut cyst in China, and to review the embryologic genesis, incidence, clinical manifestation, radiologic features and therapeutic principle of this disease. Results: We performed the resection for ciliated hepatic foregut cyst under laparoscopy; the patient recovered well after the procedure. Conclusion: Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst is quite rare clinically, belongs to non-parasitic, solitary and unilocular cystic lesion, is always less than 4 cm in diameter, mostly seen in the left lobe, and has the tendency of malignant change. It should be removed as soon as diagnosed.     

Saline conducted electric coagulation (SCEC): original experience in experimental hepatectomy

Objective  

To evaluate the feasibility and superiority of a new coagulating and hemostatic method named “saline conducted electric coagulation (SCEC)”.     

Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: report of first case in China and review of literature

INTRODUCTIONCysticlesionofliverisgenerallydividedintoparasiticandnon-parasiticones.Ciliatedhepaticforegutcyst(CHFC)isnon-parasitic,andfirstusedbyWheelerandEdomondson(1984)todescribethehepaticcysticlesionarisingfromtheembryologicforegut.Ciliatedforegutcystmostlyoccursinthetracheobronchialtreeandesophagus,andisrarelyfoundintheliver.Accordingtotheforeignlitera-ture,therewere72casesreported,noneinChina.Recentlyweperformedalaparoscopichepatectomyforamassintheleftlobe.Thepostoperativepatho-l…