-
Article
Quantified Risk Assessment for Major Hepatectomy via the Indocyanine Green Clearance Rate and Liver Volumetry Combined with Standard Liver Volume
Preoperative risk assessment for post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is essential for major hepatectomy. We intended to establish a standard liver volume (SLV) formula for Korean patients and validate the pr...
-
Article
The Impact of Tumor Size on Long-Term Survival Outcomes After Resection of Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Single-Institution Experience with 2558 Patients
According to the 7th AJCC TNM staging system, solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is classified as T1 or T2 based on microvascular invasion (MVI) regardless of tumor size. This study intended to evaluate t...
-
Article
Prognostic Impact of Tumor Growth Type on 7th AJCC Staging System for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: a Single-Center Experience of 659 Cases
Because noticeable changes were made to the 7th American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor–node–metastasis (TNM) staging for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC), we validated the prognostic impact of t...
-
Article
Effect of Reoperation on Long-Term Outcome of pT1b/T2 Gallbladder Carcinoma After Initial Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
A small proportion of gallbladder carcinomas (GBC) are incidentally detected after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). This study intended to analyze the effect of extended reoperation on the long-term outcome ...
-
Article
Pancreatic Atrophy Relative to External Versus Internal Drainage of the Pancreatic Duct After Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Atrophy of the pancreatic parenchyma, which occurs frequently after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD), is often associated with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. Many surgeons prefer to insert...
-
Article
Cytomegalovirus infection-associated fulminant hepatitis in an immunocompetent adult requiring emergency living-donor liver transplantation: report of a case
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is usually self-limiting in healthy adults, but it can lead to significant complications. This report presents the case of an immunocompetent adult with fulminant hepatiti...
-
Article
Resection of Pulmonary Metastases from Hepatocellular Carcinoma following Liver Transplantation
This study was intended to assess the effect of resection of pulmonary metastasis (PM) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT). No effective treatment modality exists for PM-HCC, and...
-
Article
Reappraisal of Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Tract Recurrence After Resection of Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer
The high incidence of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) tract recurrence after resection of perihilar bile duct cancer (BDC) at a reference single center has suggested the need for endoscopic b...
-
Article
Super-selection of a Subgroup of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients at Minimal Risk of Recurrence for Liver Transplantation
A majority of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing liver transplantation (LT) meet the Milan criteria, but these are still regarded as the narrowest criteria for transplantation. Prognostic ...
-
Article
Surgical Experience of 204 Cases of Adult Choledochal Cyst Disease over 14 Years
This study presents our 14-year surgical experience with adult choledochal cyst disease (CCD), focusing on the clinical outcomes after surgical treatment.
-
Article
Surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma in the new era: the Asan experience
Both curative resection and minimized in-hospital mortality offer the only chance of long-term survival in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. The reported resectability rates for hilar cholangiocarcinoma ...
-
Article
Toward 300 liver transplants a year
The technical success of cadaveric whole-size liver transplantation and better immunosuppressive drugs has extended the application of this life-saving procedure to include patients with irreversible acute and...
-
Article
Modified Liver Hanging Maneuver to Facilitate Left Hepatectomy and Caudate Lobe Resection for Hilar Bile Duct Cancer
The liver hanging maneuver (LHM) is a useful technique enabling a safe anterior approach, but it has several technical limitations for resection of the hepatic paracaval portion. We present a modified LHM that...
-
Article
Intraoperative biliary exploration through the left hepatic duct orifice during left hepatectomy in patients with left-sided hepatolithiasis
Left-sided hepatolithiasis often requires left hepatectomy and exploration of the common bile duct and right hepatic duct. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of alternative method of bile duct...
-
Article
Surgical Treatment of Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Liver
Primary neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the liver is a very rare neoplasm, requiring strict exclusion of possible extrahepatic primary sites for its diagnosis. We have analyzed our clinical experience of eight p...
-
Article
Prognostic Impact of Sarcomatous Change of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Undergoing Liver Resection and Liver Transplantation
Sarcomatous change has been rarely observed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it is usually associated with very aggressive tumor behavior and widespread metastasis. To assess the impact of sarcomatous ch...
