Revistas
Revista:
CANCERS
ISSN:
2072-6694
Año:
2023
Vol.:
15
N°:
3
Págs.:
733
Simple Summary Radioembolization is a locoregional therapy used in primary liver malignancies with different applications depending on the treatment goal. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate postoperative and long-term survival outcomes of patients with unresectable or high biological risk HCC and ICC treated with RE that were finally rescued to liver surgery with curative intent. In a cohort of 34 patients, we assessed that liver resection and transplantation after RE seem safe and feasible with adequate short-term outcomes. Moreover, long-term outcomes after RE and LR were optimal, with a 10-year OS rate greater than 50% for HCC and ICC patients. On the other hand, the 10-year OS rates from RE were also greater than 50% for patients with HCC downstaged or bridged to LT. Radioembolization (RE) may help local control and achieve tumor reduction while hypertrophies healthy liver and provides a test of time. For liver transplant (LT) candidates, it may attain downstaging for initially non-candidates and bridging during the waitlist. Methods: Patients diagnosed with HCC and ICC treated by RE with further liver resection (LR) or LT between 2005-2020 were included. All patients selected were discarded for the upfront surgical approach for not accomplishing oncological or surgical safety criteria after a multidisciplinary team assessment. Data for clinicopathological details, postoperative, and survival outcomes were retrospectively reviewed from a prospectively maintained database. Results: A total of 34 patients underwent surgery following RE (21 LR and 13 LT). Clavien-Dindo grade III-IV complications and mortality rates were 19.0% and 9.5% for LR and 7.7% and 0% for LT, respectively. After RE, for HCC and ICC patients in the LR group, 10-year OS rates were 57% and 60%, and 10-year DFS rates were 43.1% and 60%, respectively. For HCC patients in the LT group, 10-year OS and DFS rates from RE were 51.3% and 43.3%, respectively. Conclusion: Liver resection after RE is safe and feasible with optimal short-term outcomes. Patients diagnosed with unresectable or high biological risk HCC or ICC, treated with RE, and rescued by LR may achieve optimal global and DFS rates. On the other hand, bridging or downstaging strategies to LT with RE in HCC patients show adequate recurrence rates as well as long-term survival.
Revista:
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN:
1068-9265
Año:
2022
Vol.:
29
N°:
9
Págs.:
5547
Revista:
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN:
1068-9265
Año:
2022
Vol.:
29
N°:
9
Págs.:
5543 - 5544
Background: Laparoscopic liver surgery has progressively evolved. Consequently, liver procedures are increasingly performed laparoscopically, particularly in experienced centers. However, vascular resection and reconstruction still are considered a limitation for laparoscopy1 due to the risk of bleeding and the technical difficulty.
Methods: A 72-year-old woman with a history of colorectal cancer had a 10 cm metastasis diagnosed in the right hemiliver with tumoral invasion of the right portal branch and tumor thrombus advancing to the portal confluence. After adjuvant chemotherapy and with stable disease, surgical resection was planned.2,3 Tips to avoid portal stenosis were carefully followed.
Results: The operation was performed with a fully laparoscopic procedure. To minimize manipulation, an in situ right hepatectomy was performed.4 The right hepatic artery was dissected and ligated. The liver transection was guided with a caudal approach of the middle hepatic vein.5 The right biliary duct was then divided, achieving an excellent exposure of the portal bifurcation. The main and left portal trunks were occluded with vascular clamps, and the right portal vein was sharply divided with scissors. The stump was sutured to minimize backflow bleeding and to cover the tumor thrombus. Then, the portal opening was transversally sutured with a 5/0 running suture. The clamps were released, and the authors observed no bleeding and an adequate caliber with no stenosis. The procedure was completed in the standard fashion. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the woman was discharged on postoperative day 3. No early or late complications were observed.6 CONCLUSIONS: In selected cases, patients who require vascular resection and reconstruction during hepatectomies can benefit from the advantages of a laparoscopic approach.
Revista:
LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
ISSN:
1435-2443
Año:
2022
Vol.:
407
N°:
3
Págs.:
1099 - 1111
Background Liver surgery after radioembolization (RE) entails highly demanding and challenging procedures due to the frequent combination of large tumors, severe RE-related adhesions, and the necessity of conducting major hepatectomies. Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) and its associated advantages could provide benefits, as yet unreported, to these patients. The current study evaluated feasibility, morbidity, mortality, and survival outcomes for major laparoscopic liver resection after radioembolization. Material and methods In this retrospective, single-center study patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or metastases from colorectal cancer undergoing major laparoscopic hepatectomy after RE were identified from institutional databases. They were matched (1:2) on several pre-operative characteristics to a group of patients that underwent major LLR for the same malignancies during the same period but without previous RE. Results From March 2011 to November 2020, 9 patients underwent a major LLR after RE. No differences were observed in intraoperative blood loss (50 vs. 150 ml; p = 0.621), operative time (478 vs. 407 min; p = 0.135) or pedicle clamping time (90.5 vs 74 min; p = 0.133) between the post-RE LLR and the matched group. Similarly, no differences were observed on hospital stay ( median 3 vs. 4 days; p = 0.300), Clavien-Dindo = III complications (2 vs. 1 cases; p = 0.250), specific liver morbidity (1 vs. 1 case p = 1.000), or 90 day mortality (0 vs. 0; p = 1.000). Conclusion The laparoscopic approach for post radioembolization patients may be a feasible and safe procedure with excellent surgical and oncological outcomes and meets the current standards for laparoscopic liver resections. Further studies with larger series are needed to confirm the results herein presented.
Autores:
Ferrandis, R.; Llau, J. V. (Autor de correspondencia); Quintana, M.; et al.
Revista:
CRITICAL CARE
ISSN:
1466-609X
Año:
2020
Vol.:
24
N°:
1
Págs.:
332
Revista:
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN:
0022-4790
Año:
2020
Vol.:
122
N°:
7
Págs.:
1426 - 1427
Autores:
Llau, J. V. (Autor de correspondencia); Ferrandis, R.; Sierra, P.; et al.
Revista:
REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGÍA Y REANIMACION
ISSN:
0034-9356
Año:
2020
Vol.:
67
N°:
7
Págs.:
391 - 399
The infection by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease called COVID19, mainly causes alterations in the respiratory system. In severely ill patients, the disease oftenevolves into an acute respiratory distress syndrome that can predispose patients to a state ofhypercoagulability, with thrombosis at both venous and arterial levels. This predisposition presents a multifactorial physiopathology, related to hypoxia as well as to the severe inflammatoryprocess linked to this pathology, including the additional thrombotic factors present in many ofthe patients. In view of the need to optimise the management of hypercoagulability, the working groupsof the Scientific Societies of Anaesthesiology-Resuscitation and Pain Therapy (SEDAR) and ofIntensive, Critical Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC) have developed a consensus to establish guidelines for actions to be taken against alterations in haemostasis observedin severely ill patients with COVID-19. These recommendations include prophylaxis of venousthromboembolic disease in these patients, and in the peripartum, management of patients onlongterm antiplatelet or anticoagulant treatment, bleeding complications in the course of thedisease, and the interpretation of general alterations in haemostasis.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES
ISSN:
1868-6974
Año:
2020
Vol.:
27
N°:
1
Págs.:
E7 - E8
Autores:
Ferrandis, R. (Autor de correspondencia); Colomina, M. J.; Duran, L.; et al.
Revista:
REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION
ISSN:
0034-9356
Año:
2019
Vol.:
66
N°:
3
Págs.:
149 - 156
Revista:
ANALES DEL SISTEMA SANITARIO DE NAVARRA
ISSN:
1137-6627
Año:
2018
Vol.:
41
N°:
1
Págs.:
135 - 136
Autores:
Vivas, D. (Autor de correspondencia); Roldan, I.; Ferrandis, R. ; et al.
Título:
Manejo perioperatorio y periprocedimiento del tratamiento antitrombótico: documento de consenso de SEC, SEDAR, SEACV, SECTCV, AEC, SECPRE, SEPD, SEGO, SEHH, SETH, SEMERGEN, SEMFYC, SEMG, SEMICYUC, SEMI, SEMES, SEPAR, SENEC, SEO, SEPA, SERVEI, SECOT y AEU
Revista:
REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
ISSN:
0300-8932
Año:
2018
Vol.:
71
N°:
7
Págs.:
553 - 564
During the last few years, the number of patients receiving anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy has increased worldwide. Since this is a chronic treatment, patients receiving it can be expected to need some kind of surgery or intervention during their lifetime that may require treatment discontinuation. The decision to withdraw antithrombotic therapy depends on the patient's thrombotic risk versus hemorrhagic risk. Assessment of both factors will show the precise management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in these scenarios. The aim of this consensus document, coordinated by the Cardiovascular Thrombosis Working Group of the Spanish Society of Cardiology, and endorsed by most of the Spanish scientific societies of clinical specialities that may play a role in the patient-health care process during the perioperative or periprocedural period, is to recommend some simple and practical guidelines with a view to homogenizing daily clinical practice. Full English text available from: www.revespcardiol.org/en (C) 2018 Sociedad Espafiola de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier Espania, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
Revista:
ANALES DEL SISTEMA SANITARIO DE NAVARRA
ISSN:
1137-6627
Año:
2017
Vol.:
40
N°:
1
Págs.:
77 - 84
Background. The aim of this study was to describe the efficacy, security and viability of an anticoagulation system with continuous infusion of unfractionated heparin (UFH) versus one without any type of anticoagulant using 0.9% physiological saline washings, in critically ill patients with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and different risks of bleeding. Methods. From October 2013 to April 2015 we conducted an observational prospective study in the intensive care unit (ICU). Sixty-one patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and requiring CRRT were included, with 122 filters. Patients and filters were divided in two groups: anticoagulated (AC) and not anticoagulated (No AC). The main outcome measure was filter life span. Different analytical parameters were also collected at the beginning of treatment and at the moment of circuit coagulation Results. The number of patients was similar in both groups. We did not find statistically significant differences between the two groups in filter life span (30.5 hours AC vs 34.9 hours No AC). Patients with increased morbidity (severe thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, etc.) were included in the group that did not received anticoagulation but saline flushes. Conclusions. CRRT without anticoagulation with saline flushes is a viable, safe and effective strategy in critically ill patients with high risk of bleeding. This approach achieves a circuit life span similar to that observed in anticoagulated patients with UFH; avoiding the risks and costs associated with anticoagulation.
Revista:
LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
ISSN:
1435-2443
Año:
2017
Vol.:
402
N°:
1
Págs.:
181 - 185
The purpose of this study is to describe a technical modification that facilitates right liver mobilization in laparoscopic right hepatectomy (LRH). In the supine position, an inflatable device is placed under the patient's right chest. For right hemiliver mobilization, the table is placed in 30A degrees anti-Trendelenburg and full-left tilt. Balloon inflation offers an additional 30A degrees left inclination that places the patient in an almost left lateral position. Foot and lateral supports are placed to prevent patient slippage during changes in the patient positioning. From December 2013 to October 2015, this technique has been used in 10 consecutive LRH. The indications for these procedures were as follows: four donor hepatectomies for living donor liver transplant, three hepatocellular carcinomas and one peripheral cholangiocarcinoma in cirrhotic patients, one hepatocellular carcinoma in a non-cirrhotic patient, and one case of colorectal cancer metastases. In this period, it has also been used to facilitate mobilization and resection in the posterior segments of the liver in seven patients. In every case, right hemiliver mobilization was easily performed in a maximum time of 15 min and placement of a tape or plastic tube for liver hanging was prepared. We have not observed any complication directly attributable to the technique herein described (i.e. right brachialgia; arms, back or left flank pain) in the early or late postoperative follow-up. The additional left inclination obtained with the inflation of a balloon under the right chest facilitates right hemiliver mobilization. Its use may help in the performance and adoption of LRH.
Revista:
TRANSPLANTATION
ISSN:
0041-1337
Año:
2017
Vol.:
101
N°:
3
Págs.:
548 - 554
Background. The pure laparoscopic approach in right hepatectomy (LRH) for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a controversial issue. Some authors have reported the procedure to be feasible but surgical outcomes and impact on short and longterm morbidity rates are yet to be determined. The aim of this study is to present the results of a preliminary 5 consecutive cases series of LRH for LDLT and to compare it with a successive cohort of open right hepatectomies (ORH) for LDLT. Methods. From May 2013 to October 2015, 5 consecutive donors underwent LRH for LDLT in our center. The previous last 10 ORH for LDLT were selected for comparison. Special care was taken to include all adverse events. Each patient's complications were graded with the Clavien-Dindo Classification and scored with the Comprehensive Complication Index. Results. All 5 consecutive donors completed a pure laparoscopic procedure. All allografts (open and laparoscopically procured) were successfully transplanted with no primary graft failures. Only 2 Clavien-Dindo Grade-I complications occurred in the LRH donors, while ORH donors had 10 Grade I, 2 Grade II and 1 Grade IIIa complications in the short term (< 3 months). In the long term (6-12 months follow-up), LRH donors had a significant lower incidence of complications (Comprehensive Complication Index: 1.74; SD, 3891 vs 15.2 SD; 8.618; P = 0.006). Conclusions. In our experience, LRH for LDLT is a feasible procedure. Further comparative series may support our preliminary findings of reduced incidence and severity of complications as compared with the open approach.
Revista:
MEDICINA INTENSIVA
ISSN:
0210-5691
Año:
2016
Vol.:
40
N°:
9
Págs.:
550 - 559
Objective: To audit the impact upon mortality of a massive bleeding management protocol (MBP) implemented in our center since 2007. Design: A retrospective, single-center study was carried out. Patients transfused after MBP implementation (2007-2012, Group 2) were compared with a historical cohort (2005-2006, Group 1). Background: Massive bleeding is associated to high mortality rates. Available MBPs are designed for trauma patients, whereas specific recommendations in the medical/surgical settings are scarce. Patients: After excluding patients who died shortly (<6 h) after MBP activation (n=20), a total of 304 were included in the data analysis (68% males, 87% surgical). Interventions: Our MBP featured goal-directed transfusion with early use of adjuvant hemostatic medications. Variables of interest: Primary endpoints were 24-h and 30-day mortality. Fresh frozen plasma to-red blood cells (FFP:RBC) and platelet-to-RBC (PLT:RBC) transfusion ratios, time to first FFP unit and the proactive MBP triggering rate were secondary endpoints. Results: After MBP implementation (Group 2; n=222), RBC use remained stable, whereas FFP and hemostatic agents increased, when compared with Group 1 (n=82). Increased FFP:RBC ratio (p = 0.053) and earlier administration of FFP (p = 0.001) were also observed, especially with proactive MBP triggering. Group 2 patients presented lower rates of 24-h (0.5% vs. 7.3%; p = 0.002) and 30-day mortality (15.9% vs. 30.2%; p = 0.018) - the greatest reduction corresponding to non-surgical patients. Logistic regression showed an independent protective effect of MBP implementation upon 30-day mortality (OR = 0.3; 95% CI 0.15-0.61). Conclusions: These data suggest that the implementation of a goal-directed MBP for prompt and aggressive management of non-trauma, massive bleeding patients is associated to reduced 24-h and 30-day mortality rates. (C) 2016 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. y SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.
Revista:
ANALES DEL SISTEMA SANITARIO DE NAVARRA
ISSN:
1137-6627
Año:
2014
Vol.:
37
N°:
3
Págs.:
363 - 369
Fundamento: Los concentrados de factores del complejo protrombínico (CCP) están indicados para reversión del efecto de antagonistas de vitamina K (AVK). Recientemente se han utilizado en el manejo de la coagulopatía de la hemorragia masiva. El objetivo del presente trabajo es evaluar la seguridad y eficacia del CCP en dos situaciones clínicas, para reversión de AVK y manejo integral de la hemorragia masiva.
Material y métodos: Revisión retrospectiva de los casos tratados con CCP entre enero de 2010 y febrero de 2013 en un único centro universitario. El objetivo primario fue la seguridad de administración del CCP en cuanto a reacciones inmediatas y episodios trombóticos. El objetivo secundario fue la eficacia, en 2 grupos: 1) Reversión de AVK y 2) Corrección de coagulopatía en hemorragia masiva.
Resultados: El análisis de seguridad incluyó 31 pacientes (22 varones), edad mediana 61 años (rango 30-86). No se registraron reacciones adversas durante la infusión y solo se observó un evento trombótico.
La eficacia en la reversión de AVK fue del 100% (6/6 pacientes), alcanzando normalización del INR en todos los pacientes. En hemorragia masiva, la supervivencia a las 24 horas fue 64% (16/25). Se requirieron procedimientos invasivos adicionales en 28% de los pacientes (7/25). El uso de CCP se asoció a cese de hemorragia en 44% de los pacientes (11/25), que correlacionó positivamente con la supervivencia (p=0,01).
Conclusión: El uso de CCP es una alternativa segura y eficaz, para la reversión urgente del efecto de AVK, así como para el control de sangrado en situación de hemorragia masiva.
Revista:
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION
ISSN:
1600-6135
Año:
2013
Vol.:
13
N°:
12
Págs.:
3269-3273
The overriding concern in living donor liver transplantation is donor safety. A totally laparoscopic right hepatectomy without middle hepatic vein for adult living donor liver transplantation is presented. The surgical procedure is described in detail, focusing on relevant technical aspects to enhance donor safety, specifically the hanging maneuver and dynamic fluoroscopy-controlled bile duct division.