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. 2010:2010:403097.
doi: 10.1155/2010/403097. Epub 2010 Aug 30.

Radiomorphology of the Habib sealer-induced resection plane during long-time followup: a longitudinal single center experience after 64 radiofrequency-assisted liver resections

Robert Kleinert  1 , Roger Wahba, Christoph Bangard, Klaus Prenzel, Arnulf H Hölscher, Dirk Stippel
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Radiomorphology of the Habib sealer-induced resection plane during long-time followup: a longitudinal single center experience after 64 radiofrequency-assisted liver resections

Robert Kleinert et al. HPB Surg. 2010.

Abstract

Background: Radiofrequency (RF-) assisted liver resection devices like the Habib sealer induce a necrotic resection plane from which a small margin of necrotic liver tissue remains in situ. The aim of the present paper was to report our long-time experience with the new resection method and the morphological characteristics of the remaining necrotic resection plane.

Methods: 64 RF-assisted liver resections were performed using the Habib sealer. Followup was assessed at defined time points.

Results: The postoperative mortality was 3,6% and morbidity was 18%. The followup revealed that the necrotic zone was detectable in all analyzed CT and MRI images as a hypodense structure without any contrast enhancement at all time points, irrespectively of the time interval between resection and examination.

Conclusion: Liver resection utilizing radiofrequency-induced resection plane coagulation is a safe alternative to the established resection techniques. The residual zone of coagulation necrosis remains basically unchanged during a followup of three years. This has to be kept in mind when evaluating the follow up imaging of these patients.

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Figure 1
Probes were positioned in the liver parenchyma. A necrosis of healthy parenchyma measuring 1 cm in width was induced. The liver parenchyma was then dissected with a scalpel near the proximal margin of the 1-cm wide necrotic zone.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The necrotic zone (marked blue) was isolated using an edge detection-based segmentation algorithm and rendered to a three-dimensional object (left image). The four images on the left side represent the object from different views.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT scans 15 days (a), 6 months (b), and 20 months (c) after liver resection for HCC in cirrhotic liver.
Figure 4
Figure 4
3D reconstruction of the liver 15 days (a) and 20 months (b) after liver resection for HCC. The necrotic margin is yellow colored and is not detached during regeneration.
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