Vol 10, No 2 (April 07, 2021): Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition

Original Article

Short- and long-term outcomes after hemihepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: does left or right side matter?
Lotte C. Franken, Pim B. Olthof, Joris I. Erdmann, Otto M. van Delden, Joanne Verheij, Marc G. Besselink, Olivier R. Busch, Thomas M. van Gulik
Data on differences in outcome after right- or left-sided resection in patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma remains conflicting. In the present study, no significant difference was found in short- and long-term outcomes after right- or left-sided resection of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma
The impact of standardized methods of hepatic vein reconstruction with an external iliac vein graft
Fumihiro Terasaki, Yuji Kaneoka, Atsuyuki Maeda, Yuichi Takayama, Yasuyuki Fukami, Takamasa Takahashi, Masahito Uji
The study revealed standardized techniques for hepatectomy with hepatic vein resection and reconstruction (HVR) using an external iliac vein graft and vascular clips. The surgeries were performed without mortality and the graft patency was confirmed in 82% (14/17) of the patients
Mutation profile and its correlation with clinicopathology in Chinese hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Shuo Wang, Huasheng Shi, Tao Liu, Manjiang Li, Sanshun Zhou, Xuan Qiu, Zusen Wang, Weiyu Hu, Weidong Guo, Xiaoqian Chen, Honglin Guo, Xiaoliang Shi, Junping Shi, Yunjin Zang, Jingyu Cao, Liqun Wu
This study identified the mutational profile of Chinese HCC patients and analyzed the correlation between genomic alteration and clinical feature, so as to provide evidence for guiding the precision medicine of Chinese HCC patients

Review Article

Combination therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: do we see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Ti Zhang, Philippe Merle, Huaqi Wang, Haitao Zhao, Masatoshi Kudo
The rapid development of immunotherapy has brought excellent anti-tumor efficacy in combination with molecular targeted therapy for advanced HCC. There are now unprecedented opportunities to shift the paradigm of HCC management at all evolutionary stages and even make HCC curable
A review on radiofrequency, microwave and high-intensity focused ultrasound ablations for hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis
Tan To Cheung, Ka Wing Ma, Wong Hoi She
Common modes of loco-ablative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma make use of radiofrequency, microwave or high-intensity focused ultrasound. This article describes the current clinical use of radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation and high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation in treating hepatocellular carcinoma with cirrhosis
Uncommon indications for associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy: a systematic review
Quirino Lai, Gianluca Mennini, Zoe Larghi Laureiro, Massimo Rossi

Editorial

Dietary health of medical workers: who’s taking care of it?
Wei Chen
Hype and hope of hepatic arterial infusion for colorectal cancer
François Ghiringhelli
Progress in TNM staging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Taymeyah Al-Toubah, Jonathan Strosberg
Combination immunotherapy with anti-VEGF/TKI for hepatocellular carcinoma: present and future perspective
Masatoshi Kudo
Does laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer liver metastasis have a long-term oncologic advantage?
Yasushi Hasegawa, Minoru Kitago, Yuta Abe, Yuko Kitagawa
Gallbladder volvulus
Laureline Moser, Gaëtan-Romain Joliat, Parissa Tabrizian, Luca Di Mare, David Petermann, Nermin Halkic, Nicolas Demartines, Ismail Labgaa
Heterogeneity in neoadjuvant therapy for localized pancreatic cancer: a persisting radiant autonomy
Kjetil Søreide
Unravel hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy in patients with resected colorectal liver metastases
Matteo Donadon, Lorenza Rimassa, Guido Torzilli
Precision surgery with the genetic assessment for operable pancreatic cancer beyond the radiological assessment alone
Hiromitsu Hayashi, Hideo Baba
Screening for pancreatic cancer—a compelling challenge
Gabriele Capurso, Salvatore Paiella, Massimo Falconi
Radiological simultaneous portohepatic vein embolization (RASPE) and major hepatectomy with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Georgios K. Glantzounis, Anastasia Karampa, Dimitra Peristeri
Liver venous deprivation: a bright future for liver metastases—but what about hepatocellular carcinoma?
Boris Guiu, Astrid Herrero, Fabrizio Panaro
Nutritional management after hepatopancreatobiliary surgery
Liming Chen, Xiaowei Chen, Gu Li

Disclosure:

1. The series “French Editorial from the ACHBPT” was commissioned by the editorial office, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition without any sponsorship or funding.

2. The series “Images in Clinical Medicine” was commissioned by the editorial office, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition without any sponsorship or funding.